Avocado Pasta Salad

Pasta Salad - Salad

The richness of the avocado makes this dish taste amazing. Feel free to add more or less olive oil for your preferred consistency. For best results refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Enjoy and feel guilt-free (unless you eat the whole bowl, which might just happen). It is easy to tweak this recipe to anything you like; add cooked chicken, or stir in some tuna, add some more veggies, or take some out that you don't like or have on hand.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Avocado Pasta Salad

Ingredients

½ (12 ounce) package corkscrew-shaped pasta

1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

1 cup diced apple

½ cup sliced carrot

½ cup diced celery

½ cup peas

½ cup diced red bell pepper

½ cup sliced black olives

¼ cup diced red onion

2 avocados - peeled

pitted

and mashed

⅓ cup olive oil

2 limes

juiced

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

2 sprigs fresh parsley

or more as needed

Florentine Pasta Salad

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook corkscrew-shaped pasta in the boiling water stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite 10 to 12 minutes. Drain and cool.

Step 2

Mix pasta tomatoes apple carrot celery peas red bell pepper black olives and red onion together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Whisk avocado olive oil lime juice dill salt black pepper and garlic powder together in a separate bowl until smooth; stir into pasta salad to coat; garnish with Parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.

Nutritional Information

Avocado Pasta Salad

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 323.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 8.2g 17%

Carbohydrates: 40.8g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 5.9g 24%

Sugars: 4.5g

Fat: 15.6g 24%

Saturated Fat: 2.5g 13%

Cholesterol: 1.8mg 1%

Vitamin A Iu: 2233.3IU 45%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.2mg 32%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 15%

Vitamin C: 29.4mg 49%

Folate: 140.2mcg 35%

Calcium: 61.6mg 6%

Iron: 2.4mg 13%

Magnesium: 43.3mg 16%

Potassium: 438.8mg 12%

Sodium: 353.7mg 14%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 140.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.