- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Serving: 4
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 435
- Fat Content: 20g
- Saturated Fat Content: 3g
- Carbohydrate Content: 47g
- Sugar Content: 2g
- Fiber Content: 10g
- Protein Content: 13g
- Sodium Content: 0.2g
Wholewheat spaghetti & avocado sauce
Ingredients
- avocado - 2 avocados, stoned, peeled and chopped
- lemon - zest and juice 1 lemon
- blanched-almond - 25g blanched almonds
- garlic-clove - 1 garlic clove
- basil - small pack basil
- spaghetti - 300g wholewheat spaghetti
- parmesan - 25g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated, to serve (optional)
Instructions
- Put the avocados, lemon zest and juice, almonds, garlic and half the basil in a food processor. Blend until smooth, then set aside in the fridge.
- Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions. Drain and toss in the creamy avocado sauce. Top with the remaining basil leaves and grated cheese (if using) before serving.
Low-calorie pasta recipe for 4 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has avocado, lemon, blanched almond, garlic clove, basil, spaghetti and parmesan.
