Avocado Pesto Orecchiette

Name: Avocado Pesto Orecchiette
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: water; 500 g orecchiette pasta; 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt; 20 g fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves; 1 - 2 fresh red chillies; 60 g almonds; 80 g Parmesan cheese; 2 avocados; 40 g freshly squeezed lemon juice; 50 g olive oil; 2 pinches ground black pepper

4.4 ( 119 评分 )

Difficulty easy

Preparation time 15 min

Total time 35 min

Serving size 6 portions

Ingredients

water, for cooking pasta
500 g orecchiette pasta
1 ½ tsp fine sea salt
20 g fresh basil leaves, plus extra roughly chopped for garnishing
2 garlic cloves
1 - 2 fresh red chillies, halved, deseeded (if desired), to taste
60 g almonds
80 g Parmesan cheese, cut in pieces (2 cm)
or vegetarian hard cheese, cut in pieces (2 cm)
2 avocados, ripe, cut in pieces, plus 1 avocado sliced (1 cm) for garnishing
40 g freshly squeezed lemon juice
50 g olive oil
2 pinches ground black pepper

Nutrition: per 1 portion
Calories: 2627 kJ / 628 kcal
Protein: 20 g
Carbohydrates: 60 g
Fat: 33 g