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Avocado Pasta Recipe

Our avocado pasta recipe makes an easy creamy avocado pasta sauce that you can serve at room temperature or heat up, combine with any fresh or dried pasta of your choice, and jazz up with grilled chicken or smoked salmon. A popular Italian-Australian pasta of the 1980s and 1990s, we think it’s time this retro-classic made a comeback.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main, Pasta
Cuisine: Italian-Australian
Servings: 2
Calories: 825kcal
Author: Lara Dunston

Ingredients

  • 250 g dried fusilli spiral pasta
  • 1 large avocado
  • ½ tsp lemon/lime juice
  • ½ tsp sea salt or to taste
  • 2 tbsp quality virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves roughly chopped
  • ½ tsp ground pepper or to taste
  • 4 tbsp Pecorino Romano cheese grated
  • 2 tsp dried chilli flakes or to taste
  • 2 tbsp homemade dried sourdough breadcrumbs

Instructions

  • Boil the dried fusilli spiral pasta for 8-10 minutes or as per the instructions on the packet – or prepare an alternative pasta of your choice.
  • While the pasta is boiling, pit the avocado, scoop out the avocado flesh and transfer it to a large mixing bowl, and mash it well with a fork.
  • Add the lemon/lime juice and salt and pepper to the mashed avocado and combine well; if it’s not to your taste, add more seasoning.
  • Roughly chop the fresh basil leaves and grate the cheese.
  • Drain the pasta, keeping a couple of tablespoons of pasta water aside.
  • Toss the pasta into the mixing bowl, add the virgin olive oil, two tablespoons of grated Pecorino Romano cheese, roughly chopped fresh basil leaves, a tablespoon of pasta water, and combine well to ensure the pasta is coated well.
  • Taste, and add more salt or pepper to taste, and, if necessary, the other tablespoon of pasta water if the sauce needs thinning.
  • Distribute between bowls, sprinkle with chilli flakes, homemade dried sourdough breadcrumbs, a tablespoon of grated Pecorino Romano cheese, and garnish with a few basil leaves, and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 825kcal | Carbohydrates: 112g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 803mg | Potassium: 828mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 890IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 4mg