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Avocado Pasta Salad

  • Serves: 6
  • Preparation: 10 minutes
  • Cooks In: 15 minutes
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Ingredients

2 cups Orecchiette pasta
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 brown onion, diced
100 g Pancetta crumb or bacon pieces, finely diced
½ Hass avocado, roughly chopped
50 g baby spinach leaves
Avocado sauce:
½ Hass avocado
1 cup basil leaves
2 tbsp slivered almonds
1 garlic clove, crushed
½ cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Garnish:
1 tbsp basil leaves
2 tbsp shaved parmesan cheese
½ cup avocado, cubed
½ tbsp slivered almonds
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper

Method

1

Cook the pasta as per the packet’s instructions, strain and set it aside to cool.

2

To make the avocado sauce; combine all the ingredients into a small food processor and blitz until it resembles a pesto consistency. Set aside.

3

Sauté the onion in a large heavy base fry pan on medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Once the onions become transparent add the pancetta and sauté further for 5 minutes or until the pancetta starts to become crispy. Add the cooked pasta and avocado sauce, and stir through.

4

Serve the baby spinach leaves on a large platter, pile the avocado pasta over the top. Garnish with basil leaves, extra parmesan cheese, avocado cubes, slivered almonds and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper.

Ingredients

 2 cups Orecchiette pasta
 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 1 brown onion, diced
 100 g Pancetta crumb or bacon pieces, finely diced
 ½ Hass avocado, roughly chopped
 50 g baby spinach leaves
Avocado sauce:
 ½ Hass avocado
 1 cup basil leaves
 2 tbsp slivered almonds
 1 garlic clove, crushed
 ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
 1 tbsp lemon juice
 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
 Salt and pepper
Garnish:
 1 tbsp basil leaves
 2 tbsp shaved parmesan cheese
 ½ cup avocado, cubed
 ½ tbsp slivered almonds
 Extra virgin olive oil
 Salt and pepper

Directions

1

Cook the pasta as per the packet’s instructions, strain and set it aside to cool.

2

To make the avocado sauce; combine all the ingredients into a small food processor and blitz until it resembles a pesto consistency. Set aside.

3

Sauté the onion in a large heavy base fry pan on medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Once the onions become transparent add the pancetta and sauté further for 5 minutes or until the pancetta starts to become crispy. Add the cooked pasta and avocado sauce, and stir through.

4

Serve the baby spinach leaves on a large platter, pile the avocado pasta over the top. Garnish with basil leaves, extra parmesan cheese, avocado cubes, slivered almonds and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper.

Notes

Avocado Pasta Salad

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