Creamy Avocado Pasta
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Creamy Avocado Pasta
Description
Creamy Avocado Pasta combines cooked dried pasta with a blended sauce of ripe avocado, fresh garlic cloves, lemon juice and zest, chopped fresh basil, sea salt, black pepper, and water to achieve a smooth, velvety texture. The sauce provides a mild, fresh creaminess balanced by the bright lemon and aromatic basil.
After draining the pasta, the creamy avocado mixture is stirred in, coating each piece evenly. The dish is finished with sliced spring onions and a sprinkle of red chili flakes if a subtle heat is desired. Different pasta shapes can be used depending on availability, making it a versatile recipe.
The recipe notes additional suggestions such as adding grilled chicken, salmon, or prawns for protein, or transforming the sauce into a carbonara by incorporating parmesan and cooked bacon. Extra garlic can be added to suit personal taste, highlighting the adaptable nature of this pasta preparation.
Ingredients
- 120 g dried pasta
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- 4 garlic clove
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch black pepper
- 1 avocado
- 60 ml water
- 10 g basil chopped, fresh
- 4 spring onion aka scallion
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes optional
Instructions
- Cook 120 g Dried pasta according to the packet instructions (about 10-12 minutes)
- Put 1 Avocado, 60 ml Water, juice of 1 Lemon, 4 Garlic clove, 10 g Fresh basil and 1 pinch Sea salt and ground black pepper into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain and stir in the avocado mix.
- Transfer to bowls and sprinkle over 4 Spring onion (Scallion) and 1 teaspoon Red chilli flakes.
Notes
- This sauce works well with any pasta shape you need to use up.
- Adjust garlic quantity to taste; more can be added for stronger flavor.
- Add grilled chicken, salmon, or prawns to include protein.
- For an avocado carbonara, stir in parmesan and cooked chopped bacon.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 389 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 389kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 805mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 945IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 46mg | 51% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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