Spaghetti with avocado
This is the easiest and tastiest pasta you will ever eat! Packed with goodness thanks to the avocado sauce and whole wheat pasta. And it’s vegetarian! Enjoy!
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- Main dish
- 4 persons
- 20 min. preparation
- 860 kcal Nutrition Value
- High in fiber Vegetarian
Ingredients
Spaghetti with avocado
- 300 g wholemeal spaghetti
- 50 g pine nuts
- 2 avocados
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 shallot
- 15 g fresh basil
- 100 ml olijfolie
- 250 g cherry tomatoes
- 100 g Grana Padano cheese
- salt and pepper
Kitchen tools
- Blender or hand blender
Preparation method
- Cook the spaghetti al dente according to the instructions on the package. Drain.
- Meanwhile heat a dry frying pan and toast the pine nuts on medium heat in about 3 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a plate.
- Cut the avocados all the way around the stone. Twist the two halves apart. Remove the stone, scoop the flesh from the skin with a spoon and put in the blender or beaker of the hand blender. Press the garlic and add to the purée.
- Finely chop the shallot and add to the avocado with the basil leaves. Add the olive oil and 200 ml of water. Blend to create a smooth sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes and grate the cheese. Mix the avocado sauce and cherry tomatoes through the spaghetti and divide over 4 bowls. Scatter with the pine nuts and the cheese.
Nutrition value per person/bite
- Energy
- 860 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Fat
- 58 g
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- Saturated
- 11 g
- Carbohydrate
- 55 g
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- Sugars
- 8 g
- Fibers
- 11 g