Avocado and pasta salad recipe

A refreshing pasta salad packed with avocado, garlic and fresh basil leaves.

This flavoursome avocado pasta salad takes just 15 mins to cook and 10 minutes to prepare. It's a filling lunch or light dinner option that the whole family can enjoy together. Infused with Dijon mustard, sherry vinegar and red chilli, 

Ingredients

• 200g penne pasta
• ½ clove garlic
• 1 large red chilli
• ½ red onion
• ½ tsp Dijon mustard
• 20ml sherry vinegar
• 2 limes, zested and juiced
• 100ml hemp seed oil
• 1tbsp crushed flaxseed
• 1 ripe avocado
• Handful of fresh basil leaves
• Flaked natural sea salt (optional)
• Freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions. Strain and place under running water until completely cold. Drain well.
2. Crush the garlic, with a little salt and place into a small mixing bowl.
3. Finely chop the red chilli and red onion and add to the garlic, season with pepper.
4. Spoon in the mustard, vinegar, lime zest and juice and flaxseed, mix well with a whisk.
5. Pour in the hempseed oil and whisk again.
6. Cut the avocado into two and remove the stone. Using a dessert spoon scoop out, throw away
7. the skin. Cut the avocado into large chucks and place in the dressing to avoid discolouring.
8. Mix the pasta and avocado together with the dressing, season to taste and serve with a tomato salad.