Avocado and Pesto Pasta Recipe

Being born and raised in California, I'm a firm believer that you can never eat too many avocados! This California-inspired pesto pasta recipe combines the light, creamy flavor of the avocado with a rich basil pesto for a unique vegetarian pasta dish. Yum! Related video: How to Make Pesto

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups pine nuts or walnuts
• 1 bunch basil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 avocado, chopped
• pasta

Preparation:

Process together all ingredients except the avocado and the pasta in a food processor until almost smooth, adding more liquid if needed.

Toss together with avocado and hot pasta.

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