Cucumber Avocado Pasta Sauce
The recipe Cucumber Avocado Pasta Sauce can be made in approximately 15 minutes. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 328 calories, 9g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. For 82 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Many people really liked this sauce. This recipe from Sumptuous Spoonfuls requires juice of lemon, cilantro leaves, ground pepper, and garlic. 642 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 99%, which is spectacular. Try Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad with Avocado, Lamb Chops with Stuffed Arancini, Avocado Sauce, Pickled Daikon and Carrots and Cucumber Kimchi, and Pasta with avocado sauce for similar recipes.
Servings: 6
Preparation duration: 5 minutes
Cooking duration: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
2 ripe avocados, pitted
1/3 cup or so of fresh cilantro leaves (or parsley, if you prefer)
1 9-oz. cucumber, peeled
2 cloves garlic
Salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste
juice of 1 lemon
Pasta (I used angel hair)
1 teaspoon tahini
Equipment:
food processor
Cooking instruction summary:
Cook the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, in a handi chopper or food processor, blend together the cucumber, avocados, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and herbs. Add salt & pepper to taste. (Take it easy on the salt if you're adding salty feta on top.)Drain the water from the pasta and toss it with as much sauce as you feel is needed. (Save the rest for a dip or another use.) Top with halved cherry tomatoes, feta cheese crumbles, toasted pinons and garnish with fresh cilantro and/or basil. Enjoy!
Step by step:
1. Cook the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, in a handi chopper or food processor, blend together the cucumber, avocados, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and herbs.
2. Add salt & pepper to taste. (Take it easy on the salt if you're adding salty feta on top.)
3. Drain the water from the pasta and toss it with as much sauce as you feel is needed. (Save the rest for a dip or another use.) Top with halved cherry tomatoes, feta cheese crumbles, toasted pinons and garnish with fresh cilantro and/or basil. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
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