Avocado Pesto

[madelinez]

Use either a mortar and pestle or a food processor to mix the following ingredients. Don't add the avocado until everything else is blended.

-2 tablespoons of pine nuts,
-4 cloves garlic,
-2 small hass avocados (not shepard, preferably not lamb hass),
-half a lime juiced,
-4 tablespoons of Parmesan style cheese (I would normally use Pecorino Fiore Sardo but the avocado already mellows out the flavor so go for something sharper),
-approximately 100 basil leaves.
-salt and pepper to taste
-mild olive oil to adjust the consistency.

Serves 2-3 with pasta.

I really like this recipe and I've been tweaking it for a while now, the avocado carries the pesto and makes the pasta incredibly creamy without going overboard on dairy. I'll be trying different nuts over the next few iterations.

 

[madelinez]

 

[mise_en_place]

@madelinez

next time you make this, will you weigh your approx. 100 basil leaves and update the recipe?

@ian has grown tired of helping me count.

 

[ian]

True dat. I ain’t yo f***in’ abacus.

 

[Michi]

next time you make this, will you weigh your approx. 100 basil leaves and update the recipe?

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=weight+of+1+basil+leaf

 

[madelinez]

Apologies for the strange measurements, I don't even own a scale, I just eyeball it and adjust to taste most of the time.

 

[Kippington]

Damn, I really like the idea of avocado in pesto. I'd love to add shredded slow-cooked chicken to this dish.
Shame I can't try it, cause my parrot will demand his share and...

 

[Luftmensch]

and...

Wow! Didn't know that!

 

[madelinez]

Chicken would be a much better protein choice. I had some salmon in the fridge I needed to use but it doesn't fit the dish in my opinion.

Chicken + cheese + avocado is basically the holy grail of food combinations in my opinion.

 

[McMan]

Nice--I like the idea of adding avocado to pesto too!
Have you tried with lemon instead of lime?