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Avocado Pesto Pasta

  • Serves: 2
  • Preparation: 15 minutes
  • Cooks In: 25 minutes
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Ingredients

2 small avocados
150 g spaghetti
50 g pine nuts
1 cup basil leaves
½ cup finely grated Parmesan
1 peeled garlic clove
¼ cup olive oil, plus extra for serving
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste
To Serve:
½ Avocado sliced and fanned out

Method

1

Cook spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling water until al dente. Drain, and return the spaghetti to the pan, set aside.

2

Heat a small frying pan over low heat.

3

Add pine nuts and toast lightly, stirring.

4

Place basil, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts and garlic in a small food processor and process until a coarse paste forms.

5

Add 1.5 avocados and keep processing until mostly smooth.

6

Add oil and mix well.

7

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

8

Add sauce to the pasta and mix through.

9

Slice the remaining avocado and fan out.

10

Divide the spaghetti between bowls and serve garnished with fanned-out avocado. Season with extra pepper if you like.

Ingredients

 2 small avocados
 150 g spaghetti
 50 g pine nuts
 1 cup basil leaves
 ½ cup finely grated Parmesan
 1 peeled garlic clove
 ¼ cup olive oil, plus extra for serving
 Salt, to taste
 Pepper, to taste
To Serve:
 ½ Avocado sliced and fanned out

Directions

1

Cook spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling water until al dente. Drain, and return the spaghetti to the pan, set aside.

2

Heat a small frying pan over low heat.

3

Add pine nuts and toast lightly, stirring.

4

Place basil, Parmesan, toasted pine nuts and garlic in a small food processor and process until a coarse paste forms.

5

Add 1.5 avocados and keep processing until mostly smooth.

6

Add oil and mix well.

7

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

8

Add sauce to the pasta and mix through.

9

Slice the remaining avocado and fan out.

10

Divide the spaghetti between bowls and serve garnished with fanned-out avocado. Season with extra pepper if you like.

Notes

Avocado Pesto Pasta

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