Super green pasta
Who knew that a pot of houmous could make such a fabulous, quick and creamy pasta sauce? We did. Whizz all the ingredients together until silky smooth, then stir through penne pasta for an easy midweek meal.
Ingreadient
- 500g penne pasta
- 200g pot of houmous
- 1 avocado, roughly chopped
- 1 courgette, roughly chopped
- 200ml light coconut milk
- 100g defrosted frozen peas
- Finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon
- The leaves of 5-6 fresh mint sprigs
- Extra squeeze of lemon, lemon zest, black pepper, a few torn mint leaves and sea salt flakes, to serve
Instruction
- Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Put a the houmous,
avocado, courgette, coconut milk, peas, the finely grated zest and juice of ½ lemon, the leaves of 5-6 fresh mint sprigs and plenty of salt and pepper in a blender. Whizz until completely smooth and bright green. - Once cooked, drain the pasta, return to the pan and toss with the avocado sauce over a medium heat until well coated (but don’t heat too much – think of it as a saucy pesto). Taste, then add an extra squeeze of lemon, if needed. Sprinkle over a little lemon zest, some black pepper, a few torn mint leaves and some sea salt flakes to serve.
