Creamy Avocado Basil Pasta

Pasta tends to be a bit heavy during summer so loving this light sauce that hides a bucketful of spinach but requires no cooking. Handy when you need some carbs for that run or cycle the next morning.

Ingredients
serves 2
takes 15 minutes
  • pasta of choice (I used about 250grams dried pappardelle but this works with any type of pasta including fresh)
  • 2 avocados, peeled
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled & roughly chopped
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • large bunch of baby spinach leaves
  • 6 large basil leaves
  • 2 tbsp of olive oil
  • Sea salt & freshly cracked pepper 
  • 1/4 cup starchy water (from the cooked pasta)
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese, to serve 
Method
  1. Grab a large pot & fill with water, add a pinch of sea salt and bring to the boil. Add pasta and cook according to instructions. Save 1/4 cup of the pasta water then drain.
  2. Into a food processor add the rest of the ingredients with the pasta water. Save the parmesan cheese to serve. Blend everything until smooth. 
  3. Serve the sauce over the warm pasta sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and freshly cracked pepper. Enjoy! 


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