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Creamy Avocado Penne (or pasta of choice)

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

SAUCE INGREDIENTS

  • 2 small garlic cloves peeled
  • 30 g fresh basil leaves
  • 60 g fresh lemon juice zest lemon before juicing – put aside for serving if using
  • 40 g olive oil
  • 200 g avocado flesh about two medium
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes or ½ tsp fine sea salt
  • freshly ground pepper to taste
  • lemon zest for serving optional

PASTA INGREDIENTS

  • 1.2 litres water
  • 20 g olive oil
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes
  • 500 g dried penne or pasta of choice

Method
 

  1. Place garlic into TM bowl and chop 3 seconds / speed 7
  2. Add basil and turbo twice
  3. Add the rest of sauce ingredients, except zest, and mix 10 seconds / speed 5
  4. Scrape around sides and repeat until mix is smooth
  5. If the mixture is too thick for you, then add 20g water and repeat
  6. Season with salt and pepper and put aside … do not clean bowl
  7. Add water, olive oil and salt to TM bowl and heat 10 minutes / 100 / speed 1
  8. Add pasta through hole in lid, and cook 10 minutes* / 100 / reverse / speed soft (* or as per packet directions)
  9. Drain pasta (I use the Veroma base to do this) and put into a large mixing bowl … top with avocado sauce and stir through
  10. Serve topped with grated lemon zest or other topping of choice

Notes

Adapted from recipe here
This is an amazingly simple recipe … but there are lots of toppings you can add to compliment it beautifully, such as: pan fried bacon or pancetta; oven roasted veggies with a few fresh basil leaves,; garlic and parmesan croutons; roasted crushed hazelnuts; labne topped with pesto; chargrilled red peppers and / or chillies; and sour cream and homemade sweet chilli sauce - the list is endless!
For a grain free version serve with spiralised zucchini, and with a lovely fresh salad to finish off the meal.
I love lemon and prefer a tart taste, but put in less to start with and adjust as you go.