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Creamy Avocado Pasta Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 med. ripe avocado - pitted
1/2 lime
2 cloves of garlic
1/4 jalapeno
1/4 c. packed basil
1 c. spinach
1 t. kosher salt
2 T. extra virgin olive oil
1/4 c. freshly grated parmesan
1 lb. whole wheat spaghetti
1 c. spinach
basil leaves to garnish
Directions:
Directions:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still al dente, 9-11 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, make the avocado sauce. Using a spoon, scoop out the flesh from the avocado and place in a food processor. Zest the lime and add along with the basil, lime juice, garlic, jalapeno, spinach, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Drain and reserve 1 c. of the cooking water. Put the c. of spinach in the bottom of a serving bowl and place the spaghetti on top and toss for a few minutes to wilt the spinach. Pour the sauce over the pasta and toss everything together adding a little cooking water to loosen the sauce as needed.

Top with the grated parmesan and basil and serve.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I added the olive oil to the sauce, which didn't show up in the description and probably 1/2 c. pasta water to get it blended and about 1/4 c. more to rinse out the puree. I might cook the extra spinach with the pasta for a few minutes, it wasn't wilted enough for me.

 

 

 

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