Creamy Avocado Pasta

Spaghetti in avocado sauce| Creamy Avocado Spinach pasta is a Healthy Vegan pasta recipe which does not include any milk products such as milk, cream or cheese. If you wish you could include grated cheese to make bit rich. But it does not require any such ingredients to make the taste of the dish.
As i have mentioned in the last post i was working on the Spinach pasta recipe to reduce the calories in that recipe and make it more healthy. So here i have replaced the milk with avocado and nuts to give a healthy twist to the recipe. Finally the taste of the avocado dominates than spinach so i have given the name avocado pasta. Do try this recipe and stay healthy.

INGREDIENTS:
Avocado-1
Spinach|basil leaves, fresh- 3-4 big leaves
Garlic, chopped- 1 big clove
Almonds- 5-6 nos
Lemon juice- 1/2
Salt- as required
Sweetcorn, cooked- 1 cup
Cherry tomato| tomato, chopped -1(optional)
Pepper powder- as required
Chilli flakes-as required

Spaghetti|pasta of your choice- 200 gms (1/2 packet)
Oil- 1 teaspoon
Salt- 1 teaspoon

PROCEDURE:
To cook the spaghetti:

• In a deep pan add around 6 cups of water, salt and oil and bring it to boil.
•  Once it starts to boil add the spaghetti and allow to cook till soft. Cooking time varies with the size and thickness of spaghetti. So follow the package instructions.
• Drain the cooked water from the pot and rinse spaghetti with cold water to stop cooking further.

• Spread it on a flat wide plate; if you are preparing later, drizzle oil and allow to coat with hand and keep aside until use.

For the Avocado sauce:

• Remove stem and wash spinach. Boil some water and blanch the spinach leaves to slightly wilt them; Drain the water and allow to cool.
• In a blender jar add the almonds and coarsely powder them. Now add the spinach leaves|basil leaves, garlic, lemon juice and salt and blend well to make a paste.

• In a bowl add the cooked spaghetti and cooked sweet corn and cherry tomatoes. Season with pepper powder or chilli flakes. Top it with the sauce and mix well with tongs or fork. If it difficult to mix drizzle little pasta cooked water to mix it smooth and creamy.