I love all things green to eat :)I love my veggies. I love my green eggs. I love my herbs.
But the one things I don't love as much are Avocados; that is about to change, however.
In my apartment, the only person who eats avocados is my partner, P. He loves them in his milk shakes or eaten as it is with a bit of salt....yeucch! There is a reason why I dislike avocados, I just cannot stand the oiliness of it and the bland taste that it imparts. But I was quite serious about wanting to befriend it and not abhor it. So, I went on a quest online to see what else I can do with Avocados besides dips, salads and *squirm* shakes.
Lo and behold! I found Avocado pesto with pasta. It sounded delicious with all those herbs. The recipe is now lost somewhere online as I forgot to save it, the klutz that I am, and if I remembered correctly, it just called for basil, pine nuts, olive oil and lemon juice.I didn't just stop at basil since I have my herb garden..:) but I did cut down on the olive oil and added sundried tomatoes instead of pine nuts.
Here's my recipe:
Avocado Pesto
1 ripe avocado
1 bunch of parsley
1 handful basil
a few sprigs of fresh oregano
a few sprigs of mint
4 sundried tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
juice from 1/2 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Method:
Put them all in a food processor and start blitzing! Blitz! Blitz! Blitz! Until you have a nice paste. You can stop blitzing now although you'll be tempted to go on. It will yield enough for 4 serving. Set it aside until ready to use. (Do cover it with a plastic wrapper to avoid any oxidization of the avocado which can turn into an unappetizing brown)
Yes, I am aware that I topped it with coriander, silly me forgot to save some parsley for decoration :PWhen it's al dente, drain the water and add 2-3 tablespoons of your avocado pesto in. Mix well and eat! :)
P.S. I forgot to say if i liked avocados better after (thanks for reminding me wokandspoon!), and yes, I think if all avocados are served in a pesto, I'd eat it all the time! This is so so so good. The addition of sundried tomatoes and lemon juice cuts into the oiliness and blandness of the avocados. There's just a sunny bursting flavor at each bite :)
13 comments:
I'm not overly fond of avocados too but that does look like something that might change my mind =)
I don't mind avocados but don't go out of my way to have some. The pesto looks great though. Has it made you change your mind about avocados?
this seems so easy and soooooooo tempting!
bee nee: Oh it did change mine ;)
wokandspoon: me too, i wasn't a big fan but i'll eat it if I have to, that sort of thing *nods*
raga: Yea..just blitzing and mixin', try it and let me know ;)
Geez...I'm not really fond of avocados too! Hmmm....but this way of making it into a pesto....may change me as well...ok, till I try it. ;p
tigerfish: hehehe let me know yea when you post it up your blog :D
Avocado pesto sound delicious. I'll have to try it.
Here's one for your partner. My aunt used to eat hers like this.
Half the avocado. Drizzle condense milk over it. Eat
elsie: I'll let him know of this new method for sure hehe!
stephen: let me know how it turns out and if you like it as much as I do :)
i love avocados. its really nice with sandwiches or salads. chicken & avocado with lots of pepper between fresh bread sounds like something i'd want to eat now!
since i like pesto as well, your recipe here sounds lovely to me :)
tracy tan: avocado with roast chicken sandwich..mmmh. That does sound good. If you love avocados, you will definitely love this pasta dish :)
Yum! What a good idea for avocados. I love them already, but I never thought about using them in a pesto. I may throw some bacon in there. Bacon goes well with avocado. Thanks for the great idea!
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