Creamy Avocado, Walnut & Spelt Rigatoni | Healthy Diet

Creamy Avocado, Walnut & Spelt Rigatoni

Get your fix of good, filling food with this creamy pasta dish. Nuts contain minerals such as zinc, manganese and magnesium which are important for our mental health. Specifically, walnuts replenish B vitamins which help us maintain a good mood.

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Serves: 4
cals 836
Creamy Avocado, Walnut & Spelt Rigatoni

Ingredients

  • 300g wholegrain spelt rigatoni or your pasta of choice
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • 3 avocados, stoned and peeled
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 200g walnuts
  • ½ leek, the white part, trimmed and sliced in thin rounds
  • 2 handfuls of parsley, chopped

Method

  1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, then drain and set aside.
  2. Place the avocado in a mixer and blend with the garlic, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper. Serve with rigatoni and top with walnuts, leeks and parsley.

Recipe taken from Bowls of Goodness: Vibrant Vegetarian Recipes Full of Nourishment by Nina Olsson

Nutrition: per serving

cal

836

fat

59.2g

sat fat

8.8g

carbs

52.5g

sugar

5.6g

protein

19.7g

salt

0.3g