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Creamy Avocado Basil Pasta Salad


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Avocado Basil Pasta Salad in bowlI made this at my friend's house because we were craving a pesto-like flavour on a hot day, but we did not have the right equipment available to grind up a nice pesto sauce. I opted for items that were already in the fridge to try to mimic the flavours, and used an avocado as the base of the creamy sauce. It only took the amount of time it took to boil the pasta, then was chilled. It was such a delight, that I had to share it with you!

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Total Time: 15 minutes plus chill time

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

ingredients
 

Steps:

  1. Begin by boiling your pasta per package instructions, using salted water.
  2. boiling pasta
     
  3. In a large bowl, add mayonnaise, green onions, avocado, Parmesan, garlic and sugar.
  4. mixing avocado, Parmesan, & mayo
     
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  5. Use a fork to mash it all together until creamy and smooth.
  6. mixing ingredients for salad sauce
     
  7. Drizzle in vinegar and stir well.
  8. mixing salad sauce
     
  9. Add chili powder, salt and pepper to taste.
  10. adding paprika to sauce
     
  11. Add tomato halves to the mixture, then tear in half the basil leaves. Stir well so the flavours and tomato juices mix in.
  12. adding basil 7 tomatoes to sauce
     
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  13. Drain the pasta, reserving a couple tablespoons of the starchy cooking liquid.
  14. cooked pasta
     
  15. Pour pasta into the creamy sauce and stir. If you see it's a bit on the dry side, then add some of the reserved pasta liquid. Allow to cool in the fridge, covered, if desired. Tear in the rest of the basil leaves.
  16. adding more basil to pasta salad
     
  17. To serve, line bowls with lettuce leaves and place pasta salad in the middle. I like to add a tiny drizzle of vinegar to my lettuce for a punch.
  18. washed lettuce for Pasta Salad
     
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July 11, 20190 found this helpful

This looks and sounds amazing! I'm going to get ingredients tonight.. Thanks for sharing.

 

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July 12, 20190 found this helpful

You're so welcome! I hope you enjoy it! :)

 

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