Spinach Mafaldine Pasta

Ingredients

• 100g mafaldine
• 1T ricotta cheese
• salt
• pepper
• crushed red pepper flakes
• (sauce) 5-6 stalks spinach
• 1/2 avocado
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1T ricotta cheese
• 1T lemon juice

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Steps

1. 01

   Boil the mafaldine in salted water.

2. 02

   Wash 5-6 stalks of spinach thoroughly and roughly chop, roots and all. Heat olive oil in a pan, add the spinach, and sauté with salt, salt, pepper, pepper.

3. 03

   In a blender, combine the spinach from step 2, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cup walnuts, 3 cloves garlic, 1T ricotta cheese, 1T lemon juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper, and blend until smooth.

4. 04

   Add the sauce from step 3 to a pan along with the boiled mafaldine and 1 cup pasta water, and mix well. Taste and season with salt.

5. 05

   Plate the noodles from step 4 and top with 1T ricotta cheese, pepper, and a little crushed red pepper flakes.