Green Goddess Pasta Salad

• Produce

  • 1 About 4 asparagus spears
  • 1 Avocado, large ripe
  • 1/2 cup Cucumber, slices
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 1/2 cup Herbs, fresh green
  • 1 Lemon, Juice of
  • 1/2 cup Peas, frozen

• Condiments

  • 1 Dressing

• Pasta & Grains

  • 250 g Farfalle pasta

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper

• Other

  • ASSEMBLY

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Description

Ingredients

• DRESSING*
• 1 large ripe avocado
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1½ cup fresh green herbs**
• Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• ASSEMBLY
• 250g uncooked farfalle pasta (aka bowtie), gluten free if needed
• About 4 asparagus spears, peeled into ribbons
• ½ cup frozen peas
• ½ cup cucumber slices

Directions

• In a food processor, blend all the dressing ingredients until very smooth. Adjust consistency by adding about ½ cup water, or more, to reach a pour-able consistency. Set aside.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. 1 minute before the pasta is finish cooking, add the asparagus ribbons and allow it to blanch with the pasta. After 1 minute, add the frozen peas and then drain the pasta.
• Toss the pasta, sauce, and cucumber slices together. Chill for a few hours or serve immediately. Garnish with a few sprigs of fresh herbs if desired.