Cucumber Avocado Pasta Sauce

The recipe Cucumber Avocado Pasta Sauce can be made in approximately 15 minutes. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 328 calories, 9g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. For 82 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Many people really liked this sauce. This recipe from Sumptuous Spoonfuls requires juice of lemon, cilantro leaves, ground pepper, and garlic. 642 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 99%, which is spectacular. Try Tomato Cucumber Pasta Salad with Avocado, Lamb Chops with Stuffed Arancini, Avocado Sauce, Pickled Daikon and Carrots and Cucumber Kimchi, and Pasta with avocado sauce for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 ripe avocados, pitted

1/3 cup or so of fresh cilantro leaves (or parsley, if you prefer)

1 9-oz. cucumber, peeled

2 cloves garlic

Salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste

juice of 1 lemon

Pasta (I used angel hair)

1 teaspoon tahini

Equipment:

food processor

Cooking instruction summary:

Cook the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, in a handi chopper or food processor, blend together the cucumber, avocados, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and herbs. Add salt & pepper to taste. (Take it easy on the salt if you're adding salty feta on top.)Drain the water from the pasta and toss it with as much sauce as you feel is needed. (Save the rest for a dip or another use.) Top with halved cherry tomatoes, feta cheese crumbles, toasted pinons and garnish with fresh cilantro and/or basil. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Cook the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, in a handi chopper or food processor, blend together the cucumber, avocados, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and herbs.

2. Add salt & pepper to taste. (Take it easy on the salt if you're adding salty feta on top.)

3. Drain the water from the pasta and toss it with as much sauce as you feel is needed. (Save the rest for a dip or another use.) Top with halved cherry tomatoes, feta cheese crumbles, toasted pinons and garnish with fresh cilantro and/or basil. Enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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328k Calories
9g Protein
11g Total Fat
49g Carbs
46% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
328k
16%

Fat
11g
17%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
49g
16%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
9mg
0%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
9g
18%

Selenium
36µg
52%

Manganese
0.67mg
34%

Fiber
6g
27%

Vitamin K
20µg
19%

Folate
72µg
18%

Copper
0.34mg
17%

Phosphorus
158mg
16%

Potassium
526mg
15%

Vitamin B6
0.29mg
15%

Magnesium
55mg
14%

Vitamin B5
1mg
13%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Vitamin B3
2mg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
10%

Zinc
1mg
9%

Vitamin B1
0.13mg
8%

Vitamin B2
0.14mg
8%

Iron
1mg
7%

Vitamin A
189IU
4%

Calcium
30mg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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