Avocado pasta salad

Simple pasta salad recipe

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Serves

4

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

This is a great salad to help use up the glut of avocados when they're in the season. Super creamy, we love the vibrant green colour as a way to get extra vegetables in.

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Ingredients

Salad
  • 400g wholemeal pasta

  • 1 avocado

    roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup basil leaves

  • 250g cherry tomatoes

    halved
Dressing
  • 1 avocado

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • 1 garlic clove

  • 1 cup basil leaves

  • 3 cups baby spinach

  • 1/4 tsp salt

Method

To Boil Pasta
1

Add 4 cups of water to a large pot and bring to boil.

2

Add a pinch of salt and the pasta.

3

Stir gently.

4

Cook for 5-7 minutes or until the pasta is soft.

5

Remove from heat and drain the water.

To Make Pesto
1

To make the pesto add 1 avocado, lemon juice, garlic clove, 1 cup of basil, baby spinach and salt to a food processor and blend until smooth.

To Assemble
1

Add 4 cups of water to a large pot and bring to boil.

2

Add a pinch of salt and the pasta.

3

Stir gently.

4

Cook for 5-7 minutes or until the pasta is soft.

5

Remove from heat and drain the water.

6

In a large bowl, add the pasta, pesto, sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes and remainder of the basil. Toss everything together until evenly coated. Season to taste with more salt

7

This salad can be kept covered in the fridge

Nutrition Information per Serving (317g)

Energy2413kJ (577 kcal)
Protein20.6g
Total Fat25.6g
Saturated Fat3.7g
Carbohydrate57.1g
Dietary Fibre18.1g
Sodium186mg
Iron7.2mg
Zinc4.5mg
Vitamin B120µg