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    Home » Vegan Recipes » Tagliatelle with Avocado and Spinach 'Pesto', French Beans & Slow-Roast Tomatoes

    Tagliatelle with Avocado and Spinach 'Pesto', French Beans & Slow-Roast Tomatoes

    Published: Feb 24, 2015 · Modified: Oct 21, 2017 by Kate Ford · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Tagliatelle with Avocado & Spinach Pesto | Vegan
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    When I mooted the idea for this Tagliatelle with Avocado and Spinach 'Pesto' at home the first reaction was: "what, guacamole, on pasta? Yuk", followed by "hot avocado? Just wrong.".  But who do you think had the last laugh? (Ha!).  You'll have to trust me on this - it really does work, give it a try.

    The avocado makes the sauce rich and creamy, (despite being dairy-free), so you really do need the lemon juice and slow-roast tomatoes to cut through it.  And don't be tempted to serve this in enormous portions - a little goes a long way!

    NB. Pesto is in inverted commas as it is far from authentic - there's no cheese in it, and the pine nuts are not blitzed with the rest of the ingredients but added afterwards to give a good crunch.

    Tagliatelle with Avocado & Spinach Pesto | Vegan
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    Tagliatelle with Avocado & Spinach Pesto | Vegan

    Tagliatelle with Avocado and Spinach 'Pesto', French Beans & Slow-Roast Tomatoes

    Kate Ford | The Veg Space
    A delicious pasta supper with creamy avocado sauce, beans and tangy roasted tomatoes.
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Course Main
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 2 people
    Calories 567 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 large-ish tomatoes
    • 150 g tagliatelle (or any other pasta shape would do!)
    • 100 g french beans
    • 1 ripe avocado large - or 2 small
    • handful fresh spinach (also works well with watercress)
    • 6-8 fresh basil leaves
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • juice of 1 lemon
    • 25 g pine nuts

    Instructions
     

    • Ideally, you will need to start the slow-roast tomatoes off a couple of hours before you want to eat. If you don't have the time (or inclination!), a tub of deli semi-dried tomatoes or even half a jar of sun-dried tomatoes would work well here too.
    • Preheat the oven to 160°C / 320°F / Gas Mark 3. Quarter the tomatoes and place them skin-side down on a lightly oiled baking tray. Drizzle with a little olive oil and season with salt and black pepper.
    • Place in the oven for at least an hour, or until the edges are starting to blacken. At this point, squash them with a fork to release the juices, then flip them over so they are skin-side up. Scatter over the pine nuts. Turn the oven off but leave them in there until needed.
    • Top and tail the french beans, leaving them whole. In a large pan, put the tagliatelle and french beans on to boil together.
    • Meanwhile, in a food processor blitz together the avocado, spinach, basil, garlic and lemon juice. (NB don't be tempted to do this too far in advance or it will lose its colour). Add some water and blitz until the consistency is that of a thick sauce (rather than something you could stand a spoon in) - this will be about 50ml water, but will depend on your avocados. Season with salt and black pepper to your taste.
    • When al-dente, drain the tagliatelle and beans and return to the pan. Pour in the sauce, and then add the tomatoes and pine nuts. (You may want to slice the tomatoes into smaller pieces, depending on how large they were to start with). Turn on the heat for a minute or so to heat the sauce through, then serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servingCalories: 567kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 16gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 35mgPotassium: 1291mgFiber: 13gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 2139IUVitamin C: 43mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 4mg
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    1. Sandra says

      March 17, 2015 at 3:03 pm

      This will be dinner tonight. I plan on serving it with marinated (in Caesar Dressing) shrimp. Garlic toast on the side. Thank you for this recipe. Keep 'em coming.

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      • thevegspace says

        March 20, 2015 at 1:36 pm

        Lovely, hope it turned out well! Thanks for reading x

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    2. simone says

      February 26, 2015 at 11:19 am

      Hi Kate,

      I would love to try out 'Tagliatelle with Avocado and Spinach ‘Pesto’'. But have one question before I start. You didn't mention french beans under ingredients. How many are needed in this recipe?

      Thanks Simone

      Reply
      • thevegspace says

        February 26, 2015 at 11:25 am

        Oops! Thanks for spotting that Simone, so much for my proof reading! I used 100g of french beans, (half a packet from the supermarket) and have now updated the recipe online. Frozen peas would work just as well if you don't have any to hand. Thanks again for getting in touch. Kate

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