Creamy avocado pasta

Name: Creamy avocado pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g spaghetti; 150g frozen peas; 150g cherry tomatoes, halved; 125g baby spinach; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small garlic clove, crushed; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 2 ripe avocados, stoned, peeled and finely sliced; 10g fresh basil, leaves roughly torn

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:15min

Updated at: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 12:12:47 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories476.4 kcal (24%)

Total Fat16.8 g (24%)

Carbs69.4 g (27%)

Sugars5.6 g (6%)

Protein14.3 g (29%)

Sodium75.9 mg (4%)

Fiber9.2 g (33%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

300gspaghetti

150gfrozen peas

150gcherry tomatoes

2 Tbspolive oil

ripe, stoned, peeled and finely sliced

10gfresh basil

leaves roughly torn

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the spaghetti to pack instructions, adding the peas for the last 3 mins of cooking. Drain, reserving 100ml cooking water, then return to the pan.

Step 2

Stir in the cherry tomatoes and spinach, then set aside to let the spinach wilt while you make the sauce.

Step 3

3 Mix the oil, 50ml of the reserved cooking water, the crushed garlic, 1 tbsp lemon juice and most of the lemon zest in a bowl; season. Pour over the spaghetti and mix to coat.

Step 4

Taste and add a little more lemon juice or cooking water if needed.

Step 5

4 Divide between 4 shallow bowls and top with sliced avocado, the remaining lemon zest, some black pepper and the torn basil leaves to serve.