Creamy Avocado Pasta
Make a quick, dairy-free creamy pasta sauce using fresh avocado, garlic, and lemon juice. This recipe requires no cooking for the sauce.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 20 min
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Dinner
- Method: No Cook Sauce
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 oz pasta (spaghetti or linguine recommended)
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup water (or pasta cooking water)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water before draining.
- While the pasta cooks, combine the avocados, lemon juice, garlic, basil, water, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a food processor or high-speed blender.
- Blend until the sauce is completely smooth and creamy. Add a tablespoon of reserved pasta water at a time if the sauce is too thick.
- Drain the pasta and return it to the pot or a large bowl.
- Pour the avocado sauce over the hot pasta. Toss quickly to coat everything evenly. The heat from the pasta will warm the sauce slightly.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Add 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese if you are not making this recipe vegan.
- To prevent browning, use all the lemon juice specified, as the acid helps stabilize the avocado color.
- For a richer flavor, substitute 1/4 cup of pine nuts for the olive oil in the sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 19
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 55
- Fiber: 10
- Protein: 12
- Cholesterol: 0
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