Vegan Cacio e Pepe - ZardyPlants

Ingredients

• 1 pound (454 grams) spaghetti or other pasta (see note 1)
• About 1 + ¼ cup of the pasta cooking water (see note 2)
• ½ cup raw sunflower seeds (see note 3 for substitutions)
• ¼ - ⅓ cup olive oil or extra virgin olive oil, optional (see note 4)
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• ½ cup nutritional yeast (see note 5)
• 2-3 tablespoons white / yellow mellow miso paste (see note 6)
• The juice of ½ a medium lemon, about 1-2 tablespoons
• Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• Freshly grated vegan parmesan or vegan parmesan topping