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Trenette Pasta with Avocado Pesto and Cashews

Trenette Pasta with Avocado Pesto and Cashews

Written by Published on Updated on December 18, 2019 in Main dishes

Hey there!!

Hmmm, let’s see I think we are about 8 days (not counting today) away from Christmas…WOW!!  Just a few weeks ago I was talking about putting up my Christmas Tree!!  : )  In one of the previous posts I mentioned,  that I will not be doing any cooking this year for Christmas, I thought about it and decided that I need some time to rest and have a little fun and that’s exactly what I am going to do.

One of my outings will be to finally go to a Christmas Market.  For the past 8 years, I have never had the opportunity to visit.  So, I am hoping that I will be able to visit at least one Christmas Market over the weekend.   There are many different Christmas attractions that I’ve never been to these past 8 years while living in the Netherlands.  So, this year I am planning to visit the Amsterdam Christmas Light Show on Christmas Eve with my husband.  We are in need of some fun.   A few of my friends told me that it is a lot of fun, especially if you take the boat trip around Amsterdam.   I think it’s about time that we go see it for ourselves. 🙂

I’m not one to follow trends especially when it has to do with Holiday food.  I know that the holiday season is big for Food Bloggers.  I know I should be posting recipes about cookies, cakes,  but I think not following the trend is what makes it more fun. 🙂  And since there are people out there who are not eating meat or fish, here is a delicious festive Holiday Pasta (it does look festive, it has a green tone to it hehe hehe) recipe made with Avocados…

Have a great day everyone!!

Trenette Pasta with Avocado Pesto and Cashews

foodzesty
A light Pasta dish with avocado, dill and olive oil.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package Pasta
  • 2 Avocados (cut in half)
  • 2 Fresh Scallions (chopped)
  • ½ cup Dill
  • ½ cup Olive Oil
  • ¼ cup Cashews
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • ½ cup Pasta Water
  • 1 Garlic Clove (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Cut Avocados in half and then scoop out the filling
  • Wash and chop fresh scallions
  • Add all the ingredients into a food processor or blender. Mix on high speed for a few minutes.
  • Mix Cashews on high speed in the blender.
  • Take a 1/2 cup of pasta water and add into the Avocado mix..beat on high for a few minutes.
  • If the pesto is too thick add a bit more water.
  • Add Avocado Pesto into pasta top with crushed Cashews. Serve hot
    Trenette Pasta with Avocado Pesto and Cashews
Keyword Avocado, Easy

KALI MAS OREXI!!! 🙂

 

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

9 Comments

  1. Lisa@LismorePaper
    December 18, 2019 at 10:28 am  ·  Reply

    I would have never thought of these ingredients together, I bet the layers of flavor is incredible. The Christmas Market sounds so fun! I hope you and your family have a fantastic holiday 💕🎄

    • foodzesty
      December 21, 2019 at 8:06 am  ·  Reply

      Hiii Lisa, Oh my gosh, I think this was the first I actually ate all the food in my plate hahahhaaha…It was delicious!! I have tried this recipe before and just love it….Avocados are sometimes hard to try but I definitely wanted a change and this was definitely a great idea. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday 🙂

  2. LA
    December 18, 2019 at 1:19 pm  ·  Reply

    Looks yum!

  3. Invisibly Me
    December 18, 2019 at 5:40 pm  ·  Reply

    Very interesting recipe to add something a little different to the mix!
    I really do hope you get to check out a Christmas market this weekend. I think it can just make you feel a little more festive when you have a mooch around and take in the atmosphere. The Christmas Light Show will be fantastic – hopefully you get to go to that too, maybe even take a boat ride! xx

  4. DeeDee
    December 19, 2019 at 3:37 am  ·  Reply

    I love this idea Sophie!!

  5. popsiclesociety
    December 22, 2019 at 2:30 am  ·  Reply

    Sooner or later I really need to do this pasta too 😋 Every time I look at the picture I’m hungry and I almost can feel these flavours together 😋😋😋 yummy 😋😋😋
    I hope this year I’mm go and see a Christmas Market too 😉
    Enjoy it my dear Sophie, you two really need to have some fun 😉🤗
    Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas 🎄 🤗

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