Avocado Pesto Orecchiette

Name: Avocado Pesto Orecchiette
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: water; 500 g orecchiette pasta; 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt; 20 g fresh basil leaves; 2 garlic cloves; 1 - 2 fresh red chillies; 60 g almonds; 80 g Parmesan cheese; 2 avocados; 40 g freshly squeezed lemon juice; 50 g olive oil; 2 pinches ground black pepper

4.5 128 ratings

Prep. 15 min

Total 35 min

6 portions

Ingredients

water for cooking pasta
orecchiette pasta
500 g
fine sea salt
1 ½ tsp
fresh basil leaves plus extra roughly chopped for garnishing
20 g
garlic cloves
2
fresh red chillies halved, deseeded (if desired), to taste
1 - 2
almonds
60 g
Parmesan cheese cut in pieces (2 cm)
80 g
vegetarian hard cheese, cut in pieces (2 cm)
avocados ripe, cut in pieces, plus 1 avocado sliced (1 cm) for garnishing
2
freshly squeezed lemon juice
40 g
olive oil
50 g
ground black pepper
2 pinches