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Avocado Basil Cream Pasta (Vegan)

Published: Jul 18, 2017 · Modified: Feb 21, 2019 by Bianca · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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This vegan and easy Avocado Basil Cream Pasta recipe is perfect for the summer. It's quick to prepare, served cold and with fresh avocado, basil, and tomatoes.

Creamy Avocado Basil Pasta with tomatoes and olives

Cold pasta is one of my favorite things to eat in the summer (besides the usual suspects of ice cream and popsicles but you know, real food-meals). With freshly harvested basil and cherry tomatoes, this dish is my personal little ode to summer produce.

Avocados are the perfect base for creamy sauces. For this green sauce, I've added avocados, basil, lime juice, salt, garlic in a food processor and added water to thin it out. No added oil.

To make it gluten-free, you can simply use gluten-free pasta. And to make it low-carb, you can use spiralized zucchini instead of regular pasta (if you need more instructions on how to make zucchini pasta, check out my raw & vegan Zucchini Pasta with avocado sauce recipe).

Creamy Avocado Pasta with olives and tomatoes

And because this creamy Avocado Basil Cream Pasta is best served cold, it's also a great meal to put in a mason jar or lunch box and take to work, university, beach or wherever you're heading.

Avocado Basil Cream Sauce tossed in pasta with olives and tomatoes

More delicious vegan pasta recipes you will love!

  • Vegan & gluten-free Mushroom Bolognese
  • Quick Date Night Pasta with asparagus
  • Easy Tomato Olive Pasta
  • Mediterranean Pasta with Almond Feta

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Creamy Avocado Pasta with olives and tomatoes

Avocado Basil Cream Pasta

Elephantastic Vegan
This vegan and easy Avocado Basil Cream Pasta recipe is perfect for the summer. It's quick to prepare, served cold and with fresh avocado, basil and tomatoes.
4.34 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Vegan
Servings 2 people
Calories 639 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 ½ cups farfalle pasta /bow-tie pasta
  • 2 avocados pitted and peeled
  • 1 cup fresh basil
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 small garlic clove peeled
  • ¼ cup olives pitted and halved
  • 6 cherry tomatoes cubed

Instructions
 

  • Boil the pasta.
  • Meanwhile, add the avocados, basil, lime juice, salt, water, and garlic clove in a food processor and pulse until it’s a creamy sauce. You may have to scrape down the sides a couple of times. 
  • Once the noodles are soft, drain them and put them back in the pot.
  • Pour over the avocado sauce and give it a good mix.
  • Taste and add more salt & lime juice to taste.
  • Divide the Avocado Pasta onto two plates and top it with olives and tomatoes. Enjoy!

Notes

For a low carb variation, use spiralized zucchini instead of pasta. Sprinkle the spiralized zucchini with salt, let it sit half an hour and drain it. Ready are your raw zucchini noodles.

Nutrition

Calories: 639kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 14gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 1160mgPotassium: 1288mgFiber: 16gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1240IUVitamin C: 35.9mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2.8mg
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  1. Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

    July 19, 2017 at 5:05 pm

    This is totally the kind of sauce that immediately makes me think of zoodles, but sometimes a big bowl of chilled bowties hits the spot like raw veg just never will regardless of it's noodle-esque shape. It looks beautiful and absolutely summer perfect. I think I've consumed more avocados this summer than any other and I do not plan on stopping anytime soon, so this is the perfect sauce for me :)

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    • Bianca says

      July 21, 2017 at 8:24 pm

      I think so too. Zoodles are great.. for a change. But not for a permanent substitution :D Sometimes a girl just needs pasta.
      Oh I wish I could say the same about my avocado consumption, I definitely have to buy more avos - oh no, all that avocado talk gave me a serious craving for guacamole! :P

      Reply
  2. Sheila says

    August 17, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    This may be a stupid question, but, what kind of olives?

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    • Bianca says

      August 23, 2018 at 8:52 am

      I used Green Manzanilla olives but you can use your favorite ones! :)

      Reply
  3. Leanne says

    June 24, 2019 at 12:16 am

    This looks great but too high in fat for me. Could I sub blended tofu for an avocado?

    Reply
  4. Patti says

    August 22, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    Can you freeze the avocado cream? I doubled the recipe thinking I needed more and now I am left with too much cream. :(

    Reply

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