creamy avacado pasta
(from sanch144’s recipe box)
Prep time: 8 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 2 people
Categories: Lunch
Ingredients
- 1 1/2cup dry shell pasta or short pasta of your choice
- 1 ripe avocado
- handful of cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2Tbsp lime juice
- 3Tbsp mayonnaise
- 1tsp garlic paste
- salt & pepper
- chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno for garnish
Directions
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Cook pasta according to the package instructions. Drain well, set aside to cool.
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Peel avocado and remove the pit. Put it in a food processor together with chopped cilantro, lime juice, mayonnaise and garlic paste. Blend it until it’s creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Cover it with plastic wrap and keep it in a refrigerator if you have time.)
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Transfer the avocado sauce to a medium sized bowl. Add cooked pasta and toss them well. Sprinkle chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno on top.