Peas and Avocado pesto pasta
Fresh peas and avocado make a creamy delicious pesto sauce, for this flavourful nutty pasta.
Ingredients
- 500 gms pasta of your choice
- 1 cup peas and avocado pesto
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 cup baby tomatoes halved
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp onion salt
- 1-2 slices sun-dried tomatoes optional (if available)
- salt for seasoning -if required
- pepper
- parmesan shavings or grated for garnishing
- 1 tbsp pine nuts for garnishing
- evoo for garnishing
- fresh coriander ( or parsley ) for garnishing
Instructions
- Boil pasta in a big pan with enough water, a little salt and a tsp of oil, till it is al Dante( time it as as per the instructions).
- Once done, sieve the pasta, but do not throw away all the pasta water. Keep a bowl of the pasta water, to be used later in the recipe.
- In another pan, heat a little olive oil. Add freshly crushed garlic, onion salt, garlic salt, oregano seasoning, chilli flakes, sun dried tomatoes(if you have them), and halved baby tomatoes. Mix and sauté for a minute.
- Toss in the peas and avocado pesto, mix well. Add half a cup of pasta water (just enough to make creamy sauce- add more if needed),and stir to make a creamy sauce.
- Add pasta, stir. Your pasta is ready!
- Serve immediately, topped with parmesan shavings( or grated parmesan), pine nuts,EVOO ,crushed black pepper and chopped coriander/parsley leaves.Sautéed salt and pepper mushrooms make a perfect accompaniment to this pasta!
Notes
- Using onion and garlic salt, adds a lot of flavour to the pasta. If this is not available, you can skip using these and use regular salt for seasoning.
- Vegan option- To make this vegan , add nutritional yeast instead of parmesan, or skip using any cheese.