CREAMY AVOCADO PASTA http://cheffly.com/recipe.php?id=251
A creamy avocado sauce instead of tomato sauce! It is delicious!
- 2 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted
- 1/2 lemon, juiced or 1/4 lemon jusice
- 2-3 garlic cloves, to taste
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
- 1/4 cup Fresh Basil
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- cooked chicken or 1/2lb shrimp
- mushrooms
- pine nuts (toasted)
- fresh tomatoe
- 8 oz pasta
Ingredients
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.
Cook chicken or shrimp and mushrooms.
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 and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce, mix in cooked chicken or shrimp, mushrooms and fresh tomatoe and toss until fully combined. Garnish with pine nuts and black pepper.
Serve immediately.
Cook chicken or shrimp and mushrooms.
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 and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce, mix in cooked chicken or shrimp, mushrooms and fresh tomatoe and toss until fully combined. Garnish with pine nuts and black pepper.
Serve immediately.