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Courgetti, avocado & basil pesto

Courgetti, avocado & basil pesto

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VegetarianLow fatLow in saturated fat1 of your 5 a day
  • Serves1
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare5 mins
  • Cook2 mins
  • Total time7 mins

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Ingredients

  • 1 firm, just under-ripe avocado (155g flesh)
  • ½ Finely grated zest and juice of lemon
  • 25g fresh basil
  • 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp toasted pine nuts, plus 10g extra for garnish
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 185g courgette spaghetti

Method

  1. Place the avocado flesh, almost all the lemon zest, the lemon juice, all but a few basil leaves – along with the thinner stalks – garlic, pine nuts and olive oil into a food processor. Season. Pulse to make a rough pesto

  2. Cook the courgette spaghetti according to the pack instructions, then drain off the water. Toss with a quarter of the pesto. Serve immediately with plenty of black pepper, the reserved lemon zest, basil leaves and extra pine nuts to garnish.

  3. Cover the remaining pesto with clingfilm, pushing it directly against the surface – it will keep in the fridge for 2 days. Delicious in place of butter or mayo in sandwiches and as a dressing for salads.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

945kJ/ 228kcals

Fat

20.4g

Saturated Fat

2.9g

Carbohydrates

5.1g

Sugars

3.9g

Fibre

3.8g

Protein

6.1g

Salt

0.1g

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