Creamy dreamy sauce with wine in it. Who could ask for anything more?
I could eat this vegan linguine and scallops for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The super luscious white wine cream sauce is so insanely easy. The vegan scallops are made from hearts of palm, which already have a natural brine to them. Making them the perfect replacement. They also get a beautiful sear on them, and make this linguine gorgeous!
The vegan white wine cream sauce is literally the best sauce for this linguine and scallops. Very simple and easy to find ingredients, just a roux thickened sauce made of non dairy milk and white wine. This amazing sauce takes all of 5 minutes to make. Which is right up my alley since I am a disaster who plans nothing and is more impatient than most people.
So, sometimes soaking cashews for a creamy sauce is fine, but most of the time, I frankly forget. Roux thickened non dairy milk and wine sauce for the win! Unless, you are like me and couldn’t find your wine bottle opener and then tried every other method to open it resulting in one small hole through the cork in which you slowly drip by drip measured out the wine into a glass measuring cup. That makes things a little more difficult.
This vegan linguine and scallops with white wine cream sauce is casual and easy enough for any weeknight meal, but so classy, you could pull it off for an awesome date night in. Like so classy.
If you have never used hearts of palm, mock scallops are a perfect way to get started! They are good for you, super tasty and delicious with pasta. The white wine cream sauce may have something to do with why these vegan scallops are out of this world!
Vegan Linguine and Scallops with White Wine Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 16 oz. Linguine
- 14 oz. Hearts of palm
- 2 tsp. Olive oil
- 1/4 C. Vegan butter, I used Earth Balance
- 1/4 C. All purpose flour
- 1 3/4 C. Almond milk or other non dairy milk
- 1/4 C. White wine
- 1 tsp. Garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp. Nutritional yeast
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Parsley
Instructions
- Cook linguine according to package instructions.
- While pasta is cooking, make the rest. First, slice the hearts of palm into 1/2 inch thick slices to mimic scallops.
- Next, heat the oil on medium high in a large cast iron or non stick skillet. Add the hearts of palm in a single layer, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown on one side for about 2 minutes or so, reducing heat as needed. Once one side is nice and brown, flip, sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper and brown on the other side for another 2 minutes or so. Once the hearts of palm have been seared on both sides and are cooked through, remove from heat.
- Now, either in the same skillet or a new one if you want, heat the vegan butter on medium until it melts. Then add the flour and whisk together until it forms a paste. Cook for a minute until it thickens, this is a vegan roux.
- Then, pour the non dairy milk and white wine into the skillet. Whisk to fully combine with the roux.
- Add the garlic powder, nutritional yeast, lemon juice and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Whisk and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 3-5 minutes until the sauce is nice and thick. Taste and adjust seasoning ( I feel like it needs a lot of salt). Turn off the heat.
- Once you have drained the pasta. Toss with the hot white wine cream sauce to coat. Serve with the hearts of palm scallops on top with parsley and another squeeze of lemon if you want!
Tracy
This looks amazing!! Question though- how do you keep the insides from falling out of the hearts of palm? They never stay together for me.
Lauren Hartmann
It seems like if they are thinner stalks they stay together really easily. When I have tried to chop thicker ones they do fall out. So, I use those for salads and stuff. I would recommend looking in the jar before you buy them and grabbing the thinnest ones!
Susan Klaus
This recipe was soooo incredible! I did it exactly as you said above … when I was making the roux I was pretty much feeling like I was a top chef! lol! First time ever for me to make that. Yummmmm! Ps..it was dinner last night & so darn good that I had it again for breakfast!😂 Really appreciate this recipe!
Julie Grace
Thanks for sharing your feedback!
Svetlina
Hello, looks delicious ! We are talking about hearts of palm in the vinaiger right? 😊
Lauren Hartmann
I usually use the ones that are in water. I think most of them have some salt as well.
Karoline
Amazing!! This is now my 14yr olds top most favorite recipe. Will be making this again and again.
Lacey
I just made this today and it was wonderful! Neither my husband and I are vegans but I am trying my best to finally cut out dairy from my vegetarian diet. This was delicious. I followed the recipe exactly and it was simple and quick! My favorite part was the hearts of palm, which stayed together perfectly fine for me. Highly recommend to anyone and I will be making again soon. Thanks!
Ellie
Amazing!! reminds me of a ‘Chicken Franchese’? I know I’m not spelling it correctly whatever- but amazing! I added some fresh minced garlic when I turned the palm of hearts to the other side, and cooked the sauce in the same pan to keep the flavors all there.
Lucy Brugnoletti
What a great and unique recipe! Loved it, thanks for making it quick and easy to follow.
Yvonne
Non dairy milk that is!
Richie
If I wanted to use mushroom stems instead of the hearts of palm, would that be okay?