Creamy Avocado Pasta

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted

2. 1/2 lemon, juiced + lemon zest to garnish

3. 1-3 garlic cloves, to taste (I used 3 and it was super garlicky, but if you are not a big fan of garlic use 1 clove)

4. 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste

5. ~1/4 cup Fresh Basil, (probably optional)

6. 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

7. 2 servings/6 oz of your choice of pasta (I used 3oz of spelt and 3 oz of Kamut spaghetti)

8. Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Bring several cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, make the sauce by placing the garlic cloves, lemon juice, and olive oil into a food processor. Process until smooth, add in the pitted avocado, basil, and salt, process until creamy.

3. When pasta is done cooking, drain and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce and toss until fully combined. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper. Serve immediately, makes 2 servings.

This dish does not reheat well due to the avocado in the sauce.  Please serve immediately.

I used some fun pasta to increase the nutrition factor:   Spelt pasta has a great nutritional profile with 12 grams of protein and 3 grams of fibre per serving. Kamut pasta has 13 grams of protein and 8 grams of fibre per serving. Niiiiice!!!