Description
Avocado pasta with cherry tomatoes is a quick and healthy Mediterranean dinner made with creamy avocado sauce, fresh basil, and juicy tomatoes ready in 15 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g spaghetti or linguine
- 2 ripe avocados
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp olive oil (for tomatoes)
- Optional: Parmesan or nutritional yeast
Instructions
1. Boil salted water and cook pasta until al dente. Reserve pasta water.
2. Heat olive oil and sauté cherry tomatoes for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Blend avocados, garlic, basil, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper until smooth.
4. Add pasta water gradually to reach creamy consistency.
5. Toss cooked pasta with avocado sauce until coated.
6. Add cherry tomatoes and mix gently.
7. Serve immediately with basil and optional cheese.
Notes
- Use ripe avocados for best texture.
- Serve immediately to prevent browning.
- Add protein like chicken or chickpeas if desired.
- Use lemon juice to maintain color and freshness.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg