Step 1

Place the cashews, water, salt, nutritional yeast and garlic in a high-speed blender and blend until silky smooth, 1-2 minutes. If you have a soup setting on your blender, you can heat and blend at the same time but you really don't need to if you're tossing with hot pasta.

Step 2

Use immediately, or store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to three days. Reheat over medium-low on stove.