Green Goddess Pasta Salad
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Recipe type: Vegan, Lunch, Dinner
Serves: 2 to 3 servings
 
Ingredients
  • DRESSING*
  • 1 large ripe avocado
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1½ cup fresh green herbs**
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
  • ASSEMBLY
  • 250g uncooked farfalle pasta (aka bowtie), gluten free if needed
  • About 4 asparagus spears, peeled into ribbons
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • ½ cup cucumber slices
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, blend all the dressing ingredients until very smooth. Adjust consistency by adding about ½ cup water, or more, to reach a pour-able consistency. Set aside.
  2. Cook pasta according to package directions. 1 minute before the pasta is finish cooking, add the asparagus ribbons and allow it to blanch with the pasta. After 1 minute, add the frozen peas and then drain the pasta.
  3. Toss the pasta, sauce, and cucumber slices together. Chill for a few hours or serve immediately. Garnish with a few sprigs of fresh herbs if desired.
Notes
*Dressing recipe will make more than you will need. Use about ⅓ of the dressing for the 250g of pasta.
**We used a mix of ¾ cup dill, ½ cup cilantro, and ¼ cup mint
Recipe by Radiant Rachels at https://radiantrachels.com/vegan-green-goddess-pasta-salad/