Avocado, basil and lemon pasta

Here’s something fresh, quick, and delicious! 🌱🥑🥦 Avocado, basil, and lemon pasta. Recipe with thanks to @aliyasvibrantlife from the 2023 Plant Powered Show.

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Servings 2

Ingredients

200 g wholemeal spaghetti
2 ripe Avolands avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
½ C fresh basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp freshly squeezed LemonGold juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
⅓ C light Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 C cherry tomatoes, halved
1 C courgette, raw and grated
Juice and zest of ½ LemonGold lemon

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package instructions in a large pot of boiling salted water then drain well.
To make the sauce, blitz together the avocados, basil, garlic and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth.
Season to taste. With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil until emulsified.
To serve, combine the pasta, avocado sauce, cherry tomatoes and grated courgette. Toss well and squeeze over a little more lemon juice and sprinkle with the zest.
Serve immediately.

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