Lemony, garlicky, and yummy
Recipe
Ingredients:
1 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted
1/2 lemon, juiced + lemon zest to garnish
1-3 garlic cloves, to taste (depending on how garlicky you like it)
1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
~1/4 cup Fresh Basil, (probably optional, I never use it)
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 servings/6 oz of your choice of pasta (I like angel hair or vermicelli)
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Bring several cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce by placing the garlic cloves, lemon juice, and olive oil into a food processor. Process until smooth. Now add in the pitted avocado, basil, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.
- When pasta is done cooking, drain in a strainer, reserving some pasta water to add if sauce is too thick, and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce and toss until fully combined. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings. Please note: This dish does not reheat well due to the avocado in the sauce. Please serve immediately. I have found that if you save enough pasta water you can boil that and add it to the leftovers to reheat it, but it is better fresh.
It would have never occurred to me to use an avocado as a sauce base, I bet this is super creamy. Thank you!
Likewise! Was it good, op?
It is really good.
I’ve been seeing posts about “green spaghetti” which has grilled poblanos in it. (Along with cream and stuff.)
I bet a poblano would kick this up a couple notches and pair better with the avocado than the Parmesan and cream cheese I’ve seen used.
Maybe sub cilantro for the basil.
Looks great!
I made the olive into chile oil before adding it. I have also used leftover guacamole as a sauce. Normally I add some chopped tomatoes to it, but I did not have any.
Ooo maybe do tomatillos
If I recall aren’t poblanos pretty mild and very smokey? I might be thinking of chipotle
Chipotle are smoked jalapeño. I have been known to eat them straight from the can.
Poblanos are mild and usually roasted on a stove top or grill before serving. Chipotle are actually smoked but are also mild.
I mean the green ones. And maybe some jalapeños




