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Avocado pesto pasta

By Hope Malau
2 to 4
Easy
15 minutes
25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400 g tagliatelle or linguine
  • For the pesto:

  • 1 avocado, peeled and chopped
  • ½ lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 20 g basil
  • 10 g fresh coriander
  • 2 T extra virgin olive oil
  • 60 g pecorino, grated, plus extra to garnish
  • 50 g pine nuts
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

Cook the pasta according to package instructions.

To make the pesto, place the avocado in a mortar and pestle, add the remaining ingredients and gently pound until smooth.

Stir into the pasta and season to taste. Garnish with pecorino.

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