Farfalle with Avocado Sauce

Ingredients

• Salad salt
• 1 Lime
• 0.5 Orange
• 200 g ripe avocado (1 ripe avocado)
• 2 Spring Onions
• 350 g pasta (e.g., farfalle/bowtie noodles)
• 1 bundle Cilantro
• Pepper
• Cayenne pepper
• 200 g shrimp (prepped; head and shell removed)
• 1 tsp Olive oil

Instructions

1. 1.

   Bring a large pot of plenty salted water to a boil. Cut the lime in half and squeeze out the juice. Squeeze the orange halves as well, set aside separately.

2. 2.

   Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit with a knife. Separate the flesh from the skin and dice it. Place in a tall container and stir in 1 tbsp lime juice.

3. 3.

   Trim and wash the spring onions, slice into thin rings. Add pasta to the boiling salted water and cook al dente according to package instructions.

4. 4.

   Meanwhile rinse cilantro, shake dry and pluck the leaves. Set aside 2 tbsp of spring onion and 1 tbsp of cilantro for garnish.

5. 5.

   Blend avocado, spring onion, and cilantro very finely with a stick blender. Stir in 1 tbsp lime juice and enough orange juice to create a creamy sauce. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper.

6. 6.

   Score shrimp lightly along the back and remove black digestive threads. Rinse shrimp and pat dry with paper towels.

7. 7.

   Heat oil in a large pan, sauté shrimp over medium heat, turning until cooked all around for about 2 minutes. Add remaining lime and orange juice, bring to a boil once. Season with salt and pepper.

8. 8.

   Drain pasta and let it rest. Pour avocado sauce over the noodles. Sprinkle with remaining cilantro and spring onion. Top with shrimp and serve immediately.