Vegan Cheesy Pasta Sauce (Cashew Alfredo) - The Pesky Vegan

Ingredients

• ½ cup (75 g) unsalted cashew nuts
• 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ cup (120 ml) plant-based milk or water ((plus more if necessary))
• Juice and zest of half a lemon ((zest optional, just remember to grate before juicing))
• Good pinch of salt and pepper to taste
• 7 oz (200 g) dried spaghetti ((gluten-free if necessary))
• Large handful cherry or baby plum tomatoes, halved ((approx. ¾ cup / 100 g))
• Large handful fresh spinach ((approx. 3 cups / 100 g))
• Chopped fresh parsley, to serve