Avocado Pasta

http://damndelicious.net/2014/06/20/avocado-pasta/

Avocado Pasta

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Yield 4 servings

The easiest, most unbelievably creamy avocado pasta that everyone will love. And it'll be on your dinner table in just 20 min!

Ingredients

• 12 ounces spaghetti
• 2 ripe avocados, halved, seeded and peeled
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• optional: 1/4 c slivered almonds
• optional: sauted shrimp
• optional: mushrooms, sauted mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, corn, etc.

Instructions

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
• To make the avocado sauce, combine avocados, basil, garlic and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine pasta, avocado sauce, cherry tomatoes and corn.
• Serve immediately.

Notes

Adapted from Comfort of Cooking

My notes:

Modified from http://damndelicious.net/2014/06/20/avocado-pasta/

For the sauce, substitute (for some of the oil) or supplement some water from cooking the pasta to thin it if needed.