Avocado Cream Pasta
This Avocado Cream Pasta delivers a silky rich sauce made entirely from fresh avocados in just 15 minutes. The blended avocado sauce with lemon and garlic creates a naturally creamy no-cook sauce that transforms this into the ultimate quick and healthy pasta meal.
Pasta tossed in a vibrant blended avocado cream sauce with lemon and garlic in 15 minutes.
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Ingredients
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sauce
Instructions
Cook the Pasta
Cook pasta in a large pot of heavily salted boiling water until al dente according to package directions, about 9 to 10 minutes. Reserve one cup of starchy pasta water before draining and set the pasta aside.
Blend the Avocado Sauce
While pasta cooks, add avocado flesh, garlic cloves, lemon juice, fresh basil, olive oil, and half a teaspoon of salt to a blender or food processor. Blend until completely smooth and creamy, about 30 seconds.
Thin the Sauce
With the blender running, stream in reserved pasta water a little at a time until the sauce reaches a pourable creamy consistency similar to alfredo sauce. Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice as needed.
Toss and Serve
Add hot drained pasta to a large bowl and immediately pour the avocado cream sauce over it. Toss quickly and thoroughly to coat every strand before the sauce can oxidize. Serve immediately topped with extra basil, red pepper flakes, and a drizzle of olive oil.
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