Description
A quick and creamy pasta dish featuring a vibrant avocado pesto.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta
- 2 ripe avocados, pitted and scooped
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Optional: Red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
- While pasta cooks, combine avocados, basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice in a food processor.
- Process until smooth and creamy.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- In a large bowl, combine the drained pasta with the avocado pesto.
- Add reserved pasta water, a little at a time, until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with red pepper flakes if desired.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, toast the pine nuts before adding them to the food processor.
- Adjust lemon juice for a tangier sauce.
- This pesto is best served fresh.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: No-Cook Sauce
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 30g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: avocado pesto pasta, creamy pasta, vegetarian pasta, quick dinner, easy meal