AVOCADO & SMOKED SALMON SPELT SPAGHETTI

Avocado & smoked salmon spelt spaghetti image

Spelt pasta lends this dish a lovely nutty flavour and is higher in fibre than regular pasta. Complete with smoked salmon and avocado tossed with lemon and parsley

Provided by Charlie Clapp

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Pasta, Supper

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

200g spelt spaghetti
1 ripe avocado , stoned and peeled
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove
1 small bunch parsley
1 lemon
100g smoked salmon trimmings, sliced into strips

Steps:

Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water following pack instructions. Meanwhile, put the avocado in a food processor along with the oil, garlic, half the parsley, a good squeeze of lemon and a large pinch of seasoning.
When the pasta is cooked, reserve 100ml of the cooking water and drain. Toss the avocado sauce through the pasta with the salmon and the reserved cooking water. Season with lots of black pepper and another squeeze of lemon, to taste. Chop the remaining parsley and stir through to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 32 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 1.5 milligram of sodium