Avocado Lemon Pesto Pasta

I'm so excited, this is my first blog :).  I found this recipe on Pinterest and it was one of those pins that looks good in theory but you never know until you try. So as always, I did.

First off, I should mention that I did alter the recipe to taste and preference. So I used gluten free fettuccine pasta and lemon. So I've adjusted the recipe to my prefernces. The recipe is as follows:

 Serves 2:

Ingredients:

• 1 medium or 2 small sized ripe Avocado, pitted
• 1 1/2 lemon, juiced (small-medium size)
• 1/2 of a lemon zest to garnish
• 1-3 garlic cloves, to taste (I'd suggest 2 or it's super garlicky)
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
• ~1/4 cup Fresh Basil, (optional, I used a tbsp of premade pesto sauce)
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• i bag of your choice of pasta (I used Sam Mills 100% Corn Pasta, it's G-free)  
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Bring several cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, make the sauce by placing the garlic cloves, lemon juice, and olive oil into a food processor. I used my magic bullet because I don't have a food processor yet. Process until smooth. Now add in the pitted avocado, basil, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.

3. When pasta is done cooking, drain and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce and toss until fully combined. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper. Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings.

Extra Tips:

I love, love, love lemon. So I always add more. But for this recipe it called for only 1/2 of a juiced lemon. I could barley taste the lemon, so I added a whole other lemon. I also added a secret seasoning that I use in a lot of my cooking. Its called Garlic Lovers Seasoning (It's got a lil bit of everything in it, plus its Low Salt, No MSG, G-Free and Paleo). Made by www.flavorgod.com. Its a local producer here in Orange County. But you can buy it online. For most of my quick recipes, I just add that and I'm done. They also have Lemon Pepper Seasoning and the Everything Seasoning (in spicy or regular). All are amazing. Also I should add that G-Free pasta is very temperamental and you need to watch it carefully. It can for from uncooked to mushy fast. But after adding those extra things the pasta was great. One last thing, since its made with avocado it doesn't reheat we'll. Not good for leftovers. Hope this helped and thanks for looking at my page.