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Creamy Avocado-Lime Pasta

June 7, 2017

This creamy avocado-lime pasta, topped with shredded basil, is a simple, quick, and delicious vegetarian lunch or dinner!

This creamy avocado-lime pasta, topped with shredded basil, is a simple, quick, and delicious vegetarian lunch or dinner! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Developing recipes has its downsides.  While I am no food scientist, toying with formulas or changing ratios, sometimes things just don’t work out.  Like the blueberry chess pie that I made Saturday night.  It was intended to be a blog post, but the center just didn’t set.  The pie is delicious, but I can’t very well pass off a recipe to you guys that results in a soupy middle.  I’ll keep working on it, but this particular pie just wasn’t a blog post.  I was feeling pretty perturbed by this while I was working out this morning, watching America’s Test Kitchen while climbing inclines on my treadmill.  I didn’t even know what I was making for lunch at this point in time while watching one of the chefs on my new favorite cooking show make spagetti al limone.

This creamy avocado-lime pasta, topped with shredded basil, is a simple, quick, and delicious vegetarian lunch or dinner! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Hmmm…..creamy lemon spaghetti.

Well, I didn’t have spaghetti, but I had angel hair.  And I didn’t have lemons, but I had most of an entire bag of limes, left over from my mojito bars.  I also had avocado. Creamy avocado-lime pasta it was!

I love avocado.  It’s so creamy, and it feels so decadent to eat something with so much fat in it….but it’s good for you.  I definitely inherited this love of avocado from my dad, who definitely inherited it from his dad.  I like to wrap half of an avocado in plastic (avocados will turn brown once oxygen hits them, but if you wrap them tightly enough you won’t have too much browning) to eat on crackers, a bagel, or a tortilla for lunch at work, or mash it up and mix it with a little bit of homemade salsa to make my own version of guacamole.  Limes and avocado go together like peanut butter and jelly…..if I’d had cilantro, I would have thrown that in too.  I didn’t, though, so a chiffonade of fresh basil worked just fine.

The trick to eating avocado is knowing how to disassemble it.  Once you know how, it all makes sense.  I learned from my former addiction to Food Network, but for those of you who are not FN watchers, here’s how it goes:

Diptic

  1. Lay the avocado on a cutting board.  Flatten your hand on top of it, fingers flat (i.e. not wrapped around the avocado) to keep them away from the knife.  My model here is not the best…I’d ordinarily place my palm on top, not to the side. I was trying to show the knife. Insert the blade of a knife into the side, pushing it all the way to the seed.  Turn the avocado around in a circle (moving the avocado, not the knife) until you have cut all the way through.  Remove the knife and twist the two halves apart.
  2. Hold the side of the avocado that contains the seed with a towel (again, protecting your fingers).  Carefully but firmly tap the blade of the knife into the seed, then twist the knife.  The seed should pop right out.
  3. Use your thumb and forefinger to push the seed off of the knife (being careful to approach from the top of the knife).
  4. Use a spoon to remove the flesh from the skin.  You can score the avocado with a knife before removing, or you can wait until after you remove it (in this case, there was no need to score the avocado, since I was going to mash it).

If I had not been taking photos of this creamy avocado-lime pasta, it would have taken less than twenty minutes to throw together.  It’s creamy, tangy, and delicious.

Shared on Meal Plan Monday on Southern Plate!
This creamy avocado-lime pasta, topped with shredded basil, is a simple, quick, and delicious vegetarian lunch or dinner! | Recipe from Chattavore.com

Mary

Yield: 2-4 servings

Creamy Avocado-Lime Pasta

10 minPrep Time:

15 minCook Time:

25 minTotal Time:

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Ingredients

  • 8oz angel hair pasta (I used whole wheat)
  • 2 tablespoons half-and-half
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 teaspoons butter or olive oil
  • juice of two limes
  • zest of one lime
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2-4 basil leaves (cut in chiffonade)
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano cheese (grated, to taste)

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Salt liberally and add pasta to water, cooking according to package directions.
  2. Heat the olive oil or butter over medium in another pot. Cook the garlic just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup of startchy pasta cooking water (reserve another half cup in case the pasta sticks together). Add the half and half and lime juice and simmer briskly to reduce the sauce, 5-10 minutes.
  3. When the pasta has finished cooking, drain and add to the reduced sauce. Toss to coat. If the pasta is too sticky, add some of the cooking water to thin the sauce.
  4. Cut the avocado and mash until almost smooth (you could use a food processor, but I like to leave a little texture). Add to the pasta and toss to coat thoroughly. Salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Divide between 2-4 bowls (2 for main dish, 4 for appetizer/side). Top with lime zest, basil, cilantro, or parsley, and grated cheese.
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Comments

  1. Ginger Terrell says

    June 26, 2012 at 10:13 am

    I too love avocado. I probably love bell pepper just as much. In fact, I try to fit green bell peppers into anything I can w/o my husband knowing it - ha! Bell peppers are blooming like crazy right now and I'm picking them fresh every morning. I'm wondering if a bell pepper cream sauce of some sort would work for this? I know it works well with BLT's - I substitute the lettuce sometimes for strips of crisp bell peppers. Yummy yummy is all I can say.
    Reply
    • Chattavore says

      June 26, 2012 at 10:23 am

      Ginger....read my roasted red pepper Alfredo recipe! It's not exactly the same cream sauce concept, but it's super-delish and it incorporates a very finely chopped (i.e. almost undetectable, texture-wise) red pepper.
      Reply
  2. Jenifer says

    July 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Made this tonight.... very yummy. Ben wanted to add tomato sauce to it as well.... there's a 6 year old for you.... he said it tasted too "lime-y" without the tomato pasta sauce. Dan said it needed some grilled chicken mixed with it... of course, he's the man who doesn't think a meal is complete without meat, so even though I think chicken would be good with it as well, I don't feel it *needed* chicken. And now for a few nights of making meals my kids already know.... for 5 days straight I've made new recipes & I think they're about ready for the familiar. :o)
    Reply
  3. Natalie says

    June 9, 2017 at 3:33 pm

    Simple yet so delicious. I love easy quick pasta dinners like this one. I really like your food styling and avo looks so fresh. Yum!
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 9, 2017 at 4:00 pm

      Thanks, Natalie! This dinner comes together so quickly I really think I should make it more often!
      Reply
  4. trialandeater1 says

    June 9, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    Looks like a perfect dinner! My mouth is actually watering.
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 9, 2017 at 9:56 pm

      Thank you!
      Reply
  5. Thanh | Eat, Little Bird says

    June 9, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    It sounds so delicious! I love avocadoes but have never thought to mix it with a pasta dish. Sounds perfect, though!
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 9, 2017 at 9:55 pm

      It seems a little odd but it works so well here!
      Reply
  6. Jessica (Swanky Recipes) says

    June 9, 2017 at 4:49 pm

    The hubs and I make pasta a few times a month and we love to try new recipes. I love that this recipe uses really basic pantry ingredients that we already have. Can't wait to give it a try.
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 9, 2017 at 4:58 pm

      Enjoy, Jessica! This one is so simple and quick - but very flavorful!
      Reply
  7. Simon Vanbecelaere says

    June 9, 2017 at 5:34 pm

    I will try this next week! This sounds way to delicious not to try! I guess my wife will be pretty glad I found this recipe it features her favorite ingredients :)
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 9, 2017 at 5:42 pm

      Thanks, Simon! I hope that your wife likes it. It's so fresh and easy it's hard not to love!
      Reply
  8. Stephanie says

    June 10, 2017 at 10:08 am

    Avocado is such a super healthy addition to include in a diet. And avocado lime pasts tastes superb. I've made it before.
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 10, 2017 at 11:26 am

      Avocado is one of my favorite foods, and the fact that it's so healthy makes me smile!
      Reply
  9. Priya says

    June 14, 2017 at 1:11 pm

    I love pasta dinners..super easy to make and filled with flavors. Nice touch of adding avocado to the mix.
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 14, 2017 at 5:21 pm

      Thanks, Priya! I am obsessed with avocado so it was a no-brainer!?
      Reply
  10. Becky Winkler (A Calculated Whisk) says

    June 14, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    I need this pasta in my life. I've been thinking about it ever since I saw it on Instagram!
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 15, 2017 at 11:03 am

      Hahaha! It's super simple so it can be yours without much effort!
      Reply
  11. Cherie mccullough says

    June 23, 2017 at 5:53 pm

    How cool finding someone so close to home. I'm from ringgold. So nice to see local resturants and their recipes featured. Hope to see lots more.
    Reply
    • Mary // Chattavore says

      June 23, 2017 at 9:22 pm

      I'm glad you found me, Cherie! I hope you enjoy following!
      Reply

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