Avocado pesto Brown rice Fusilli
Avocado pesto Brown rice Fusilli. A super simple, healthy and flavorful vegan pesto brown rice pilaf with crunchy toasted almonds, spinach and lime juice. When I was young, I would always eat the white stuff, but as I got older, and cared more about nutrition, I switched to whole wheat. Now, I've experimented more with alternative pastas like brown rice, quinoa, spelt, and of course the infamous zucchini noodles, which Enter in this amazing avocado pesto dish that is so satisfying and full of healthy fats and flavor. In a large bowl combine avocado, cherry tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. This quick, easy kale avocado pesto pasta is a deliciously simple recipe, with a creamy texture and tons of flavor.. and for the pasta used Trader Joe's brown rice/quinoa GF fusilli. To make Avocado pesto Brown rice Fusilli you need 9 ingredients and 3 steps easily.
The ingredients needed to make Avocado pesto Brown rice Fusilli:
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57 grams of Bown rice pasta
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1/2 of avocado
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1/2 cup of basil
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1/2 cup of cilantro
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1/4 of lemon
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1 Tsp of Extra virgin olive oil
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1 pinch of salt
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1 tsp of vinegar
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1/2 cup of snow pea
Steps to make Avocado pesto Brown rice Fusilli:
- Boil the pasta in 2 cups of water following the instructions on package for 9 minutes
- While pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce by chopping all ingredients including half avocado, garlic, basil, cilantro. Put them in a small blender. Drizzle with Olive oil, squeeze in lemon juice, and vinegar. Finally add salt. Blend until smooth.
- Once pasta is done, quickly toss them in the sauce. Add shredded snow pea. Adjust seasoning if needed. Top with some chopped nuts. I use homemade XO sauce
Then, you'll process until you have a silky-smooth and creamy pesto sauce. Presenting to you today: a powerhouse vegan pasta salad with an avocado-basil pesto that simply is to die for ? It's creamy, cheesy, and a little garlicy… Yet, at the same time, it's fresh, tangy, and intensely flavorful! Of course, this wouldn't be a CC recipe if next to being delicious, it weren't also nutritious. Veggies, fiber, healthy fats, plant-based protein… Instructions In a food processor, blend together the almonds and garlic. Then add the basil, parsley, lemon zest, juice, cheeses, honey and avocado.
