Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad

Avocado gives this pasta salad its creaminess and adds fibre, healthy fats, and vitamins. A great dish for warmer weather, this pasta salad fills you up without weighing you down.

Makes	12 Servings
Total Time	11 Minutes
Difficulty	Easy
Container	1.4-Litre Container

Ingredients

For the Dressing:

• 360ml water
• 350g (3) ripe avocado, peeled, pitted
• 1 tsp dried onion flake
• ½ tsp granulated garlic
• 10 fresh basil leaves
• ½ tsp kosher salt

For the Salad:

• 454g pasta, cooked, cooled
• 60g (½) red onion, sliced thin
• 130g cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 145g (½) cucumber, diced
• 180g artichoke hearts, chopped

 

Directions

For the Dressing:

• Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
• Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 40-50 seconds, using the tamper to push ingredients toward the blades.

For the Salad:

• Toss the avocado basil sauce with the pasta salad ingredients to combine. Hold in an airtight container until serving.

 

Chef's Note

• This clever dressing has all the delicious creaminess of a regular salad dressing, but is so much more nutrient dense, packed with healthy fats, fibre, and other vitamins and minerals thanks to the use of avocado.