Avocado and Shrimp Basil Pasta

In the summer, my mother send us bunch of basil from her little farm and making a basil sauce with them is a my summer regular event. And with homemade basil sauce, i alway make Avocado and Shrimp Basil Pasta.

There is no doubt that these three combinations are delicious to me. Fresh shrimp, creamy avocado, rich aroma of basil, and appetizing garlic. I am getting hungry! This pasta is good not only in taste but also in color. When our friends come visit us, i often serve this and they love it! So this is one of my best hospitality recipes.

By the way, basil is easy to go bad in fridge so it is better to use it asap or store in in freezer. If you happen to have large quantity of basil, i highly recommend to make basil sauce and keep it in freezer. Basil sauce is an excellent item that can be used for pasta and pizza, boiled with vegetables, or grilled with fish etc.

How To Make Avocado and Shrimp Basil Pasta

Let's get started cooking the pasta.

Please check how to make basil sauce here.

I use whiteleg shrimp which is available local grocery store i usually go. (You can use any shrimp you can purchase in your local store) It is thick and chewy so i like use it for pasta even though it is necessary to take off the skin and remove spine.

If you are worried about the fishy smell, use salt and potato starch to rinse well, then wash with water and wipe off the water with kitchen paper then the smell go away.

Stir garlic with plenty of olive oil. Please be careful not to burn garlic. As I mentioned in a post by Asparagus Peperoncino, olive oil has the effect of lowering blood sugar levels. It is thanks to olive oil that a Mediterranean diet that uses plenty of olive oil is said to be good for your health.

I often use penne pasta because I like the texture and easier to mix with sauce, but long pasta can also be good. Just use any pasta you have in your pantry.

Put plenty of water and salt in a pan and boil pasta. Boiled with salt will give the pasta a mild salty taste. And don't throw away the boiled water. The boiled water is thickened with starch from pasta and a little salty so after cooking shrimp, add basil sauce and boiled water to make a sauce.

At the end, add avocado and pasta, adjust the taste with salt and pepper then pasta is ready to eat.

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