Ingredients
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For Whole Grain Spaghetti
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320 g Whole Grain Spaghetti
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460 g Avocado
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30 g Lime Juice
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20 g Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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1 pinch Salt
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8 g Chive
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For Crispy Chickpeas
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250 g Percooked Chickpeas
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10 g 0 Flour
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10 g Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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1 pinch Salt
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to taste Pink Pepper
Directions
The whole grain spaghetti with avocado cream and crispy chickpeas are a vegan and tasty first course, perfect for a dinner with friends or a healthy lunch. The avocado cream, with its marvelous buttery consistency and the freshness of the lime and the vivacity of the chives, wraps the whole grain spaghetti in a silk embrace; Chickpeas, gilded in the oven and embellished with the floral refinement of the pink pepper, give the dish crunchiness and verve. Try also the irresistible mix of flavors of this simple and original first dish: their exotic touch will give taste and color even to the most gray days!
Steps
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To prepare whole wheat spaghetti with avocado cream and crispy chickpeas, start by drying the chickpeas with kitchen paper. Put them in a bowl and add the flour. Mix well to flour the chickpeas uniformly, then put them in a baking tray lined with parchment paper and cook at 170 degrees for 20 minutes, until golden and crisp. |
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Then put them in a fine knit strainer and shake so as to cause the chickpea to lose excess flour. Transfer them to a small bowl and season them with the oil, salt, ground pink pepper and lime peel. Mix and keep warm. |
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Meanwhile, boil the pasta in a pot with plenty of salted water that will have brought to a boil. |
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While the pasta is cooking take care of the avocado cream: cut the fruit in half lengthwise and remove the core. With a spoon, collect the avocado pulp and put it in a bowl. Season with oil and salt. Cut the lime in half and squeeze it to make the juice. Pour the juice into the bowl together with the avocado and finally blend in a fine cream with an immersion blender. Lastly add the chives to the cream, cut into slices with a pair of kitchen scissors. |
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Drain the pasta, which in the meantime will be ready and al dente and place it in a large bowl. Add a little oil if necessary and add the avocado cream, stirring immediately to prevent the pasta from sticking. |
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Serve the spaghetti and complete each dish with the crispy chickpeas. Your Whole Grainl Vegan Creamy Avocado Pasta with Crispy Chickpeas are ready to be tasted! |