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Jaime and Ricardo Serrato
Serrato Grove Management
Pauma Valley, California
Jaime Serrato is the epitome of the American dream; coming from Mexico in the 60s, he has learned his trade from mentors like John Hankey. He has worked his way up through the ranks and has passed his knowledge and love of California Avocados...
CALIFORNIA AVOCADO PESTO DELIGHT
Categories
- Entrees
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Preparation
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Cook Time
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Total Time
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Recipe Provided By the California Avocado Commission from a consumer submission
Blends the delicious taste of California avocados with a cool pasta blend for a wonderfully healthy meal, any day of the week.
Ingredients
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1.500
1 ½
cups
diced California avocados
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2.000
2
Tbsp.
pine nuts (finely chopped)
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0.333
⅓
cup
pure virgin olive oil
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3.000
3
cloves garlic (finely chopped)
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4.000
4
cups
basil leaves
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0.250
¼
cup
parmesan cheese
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2.000
2
cups
chopped sundried tomatos softend in hot water
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1.000
1
lb.
bowtie pasta
Instructions
- Boil water and prepare pasta as directed
- Chop sundried tomatoes into 1/2 inch pieces and place in hot water.
- Dice pine nuts and garlic seperately, set aside.
- Take stems off basil leaves and place in blender or food processor.
- Place pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, and parmesan cheese in blender/food processor.
- Blend until a thick paste is achieved.
- Add avocados. Blend until smooth.
- Drain sundried tomatoes.
- Mix avocado/pesto mix into cooked pasta and mix in sundried tomatoes. Serve hot or cold.
*Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.
Nutrition information per serving
This meal is a good source of monounsaturated fats from the avocodo and olive oil, while providing carbohydrates from the pasta!
"Consumer Submitted" recipes are provided as a way for our site users to share recipes with one another. The California Avocado Commission reserves the right to edit recipes but does not test these recipes for quality for taste and is not responsible for the performance of any submitted recipe.
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