Gluten Free Pasta with Creamy Avocado Sauce

I was in the mood for avocado's so I decided to try something different.  I was determined to make something for dinner that had avocado's in it.  The sauce is a raw recipe which makes it even healthier (not to mention all the nutritious ingredients that go into it).  This recipe is the perfect combination of flavors and goes well with pasta because the heat from the pasta warms it up just enough.  Using the gluten free pasta allows your body to conserve energy rather than having to digest all the processed flour from traditional pastas.  Even if you don't have gluten allergies, I highly suggest you give Jovial brown rice pasta a chance, it's amazing!  The recipe below if for 2-3 people, but when I made it, I doubled the sauce recipe because I knew I would be using the entire 12 oz. box of pasta.

Ingredients:
1 large ripe avocado (cut in half, pitted, scrap out the creamy inside of both halves)
2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice (if you really like lemons you could add another Tbs.)
1-2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 Tbs. fresh basil
2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil (cold-pressed)
6 oz. Jovial brown rice pasta (capellini)
Additional salt & pepper to taste

Directions:
Follow package directions to cook pasta.  Do not over cook it.  Jovial capellini takes about 7 minutes, immediately remove from heat and rinse.

While pasta is cooking combine garlic, lemon, salt and oil in food processor.  Process until smooth.  Add avocado and basil.  Process again until all ingredients are combined.  Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.  Set aside until pasta is done.

While pasta is hot, place a large spoonful on top, mix into pasta.

If you have additional sauce left over, store in an airtight glass container.  For leftovers, re-heat noodles, not the sauce.  Once noodles are re-heated, then again, place spoonful of sauce on top and mix.

*Tip to re-heat noodles: try not using the microwave.  Place desired amount in strainer and run hot water over them for a minute or so.  They taste so much better this way.

If may not look like a lot of sauce, but you don't want to pour it on like traditional red sauces.

This recipe is packed with nutrition and it takes all of 10-15 minutes to make.

Enjoy!