Avocado Pesto Pasta Sauce

Originally from kblog.lunchboxbunch.com

Super rich and silky, this savory avocado sauce is a dream to add to any variety of pasta for an easy meal. Also delicious on salads or veggies!

Makes 4 servings

Total 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 large avocado
• 1-4 cloves garlic (raw or roasted)
• 3/4 cup warm pasta water (from cooking the pasta)
• 2 Tbsp white miso paste
• 1/2 cup raw walnuts
• 2 lemons, juiced pinch of zest
• big handful of greens (basil or other leafy greens like kale, arugula, spinach, parsley)
• nutritional yeast to taste – fold into pasta directly (I like to add a lot!)
• optional: for a hint of sweet, add 2-3 tsp maple syrup to the sauce
• salt and pepper to taste (optional - I usually add 1/2 tsp salt and pepper each)
• topping: nutritional yeast, red pepper flakes, greens garnish
• Suggestion: Add tempeh or shiitake bacon over top for extra deliciousness
• 1 large avocado
• 1-4 cloves garlic (raw or roasted)
• 3/4 cup warm pasta water (from cooking the pasta)
• 2 Tbsp white miso paste
• 1/2 cup raw walnuts
• 2 lemons, juiced pinch of zest
• big handful of greens (basil or other leafy greens like kale, arugula, spinach, parsley)
• nutritional yeast to taste – fold into pasta directly (I like to add a lot!)
• optional: for a hint of sweet, add 2-3 tsp maple syrup to the sauce
• salt and pepper to taste (optional - I usually add 1/2 tsp salt and pepper each)
• topping: nutritional yeast, red pepper flakes, greens garnish
• Suggestion: Add tempeh or shiitake bacon over top for extra deliciousness

Instructions

1. Boil water and add any variety of pasta. Cook until tender. Drain pasta, but set aside about a cup of pasta water.
2. Add all sauce ingredients to a blender and blend on high until silky smooth.
3. Pour as much sauce as you'd like over top the pasta – start with a small amount and add more until it is creamy to your preferences. Toss well. Make sure the pasta is still very warm/hot whe you add the sauce so that the pasta warms the sauce. Note: you could lightly simmer the sauce to warm before adding the the pasta, but I personally prefer this sauce raw since it contains raw avocado.
4. Serve! Store leftovers in the fridge – delicious war or chilled.
5. Boil water and add any variety of pasta. Cook until tender. Drain pasta, but set aside about a cup of pasta water.
6. Add all sauce ingredients to a blender and blend on high until silky smooth.
7. Pour as much sauce as you'd like over top the pasta – start with a small amount and add more until it is creamy to your preferences. Toss well. Make sure the pasta is still very warm/hot whe you add the sauce so that the pasta warms the sauce. Note: you could lightly simmer the sauce to warm before adding the the pasta, but I personally prefer this sauce raw since it contains raw avocado.
8. Serve! Store leftovers in the fridge – delicious war or chilled.

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