Creamy Avocado and Basil with Wholemeal Tagliatelle

I saw this pasta dish on Bake Bike Blog a few weeks back and I finally got round to making it. The original recipe can be found here. It is really pure genius, avocado adds a beautiful creaminess to this dish.

After the success with my spelt pasta I decided to make some wholemeal wheat flour pasta to go with this dish. Although it is a little extra work for the dough to come to the right consistency it worked really well. The final tagliatelle was so delicious, like fresh pasta is, the wholemeal flour added flavour and a little texture.

The avocado sauce is so very simple. Firstly blend lemon juice, garlic (i blanched with skin on in my pasta water) and olive oil. Then process in your avocado, basil (I used twice as much as suggested) and seasoning. As soon as I tasted this greeness I was really impressed, the lemon juice cut through the basil and the smooth avocado added something special.

I blanched some asparagus (also in my pasta water!) and served with the pasta. I thought this was a really fantastic and simple meal. The rest of my family loved it too.....