Can you believe December is right around the corner? I have a lot of catching up to do with all of your wonderful blogs. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a special recipe.
Spaghetti Squash is one of my favorite things to cook with during the fall. Usually, I’d serve the “squash noodles” with marinara and homemade dairy free parmesan cheese. But I had an avocado on hand and decided to try out a new sauce. The result was fantastic and would pair great with fresh pasta too.
Spaghetti Squash with Creamy Avocado Sauce
Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40-50 minutes
Ingredients:
Spaghetti squash
1 ripe avocado
¼ cup fresh basil
1 clove of garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Salt and white pepper to taste
Toppings:
3 chopped Brazil nuts or macadamia nuts
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Chopped flat-leafed parsley
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Half the Spaghetti Squash lengthwise.
- With an ice cream scooper, remove the seeds. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Place the two halves face down on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Roast 40-50 minutes until the squash is soft.
- Once cool enough to work with, scrape the squash out with a fork. It should resemble noodles. Serve immediately with the avocado sauce.
For the Avocado Sauce:
- Scoop the pitted avocado into a food processor. Add the fresh basil, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Blend, adding a teaspoon of water if needed.
Optional Beet Puree:
- In a saucepan, heat olive oil and 1 clove of garlic (minced). Sauté the garlic and 3 beet cubes. Cook until heated through and spoon on the side of the squash as seen in the photo above.
Enjoy!
Ellie Bleu 
Unique recipe! Yummy!
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Thank you Payel. 🙂
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Yummy. I like avocado. But have never tried the spaghetti squash. Liked the beetroot purée on the side. Healthy dish. 👍🏼
Meena.
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Hi Meena. Spaghetti squash is a fun way to sneak extra veggies in a meal. Kids love scraping the “noodles” out. Thanks for visiting my blog. I’m excited to follow yours.
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Thanks for that. Love you darling. 😘😘😘
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Looks like fun! And so good and nutritional too. Thanks!
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Thank you Stephanie. I’m happy you stopped by.
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Oh! I have to try this when I manage to get my hands on some spaghetti squash again. Sadly spaghetti squash is super rare in Estonia 😦
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I could imagine! The sauce is super yummy with warm pasta or with roasted potatoes.
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I gave it a go and it was fantastic with spaghetti 😀
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Wonderful. I need to try it with spaghetti. 🙂
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I also made avocado pesto before & loved it so I will love it on top of spaghetti pumpkin too! Yumm!
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I’ll have to search your website for it. Avocado pesto would be yummy with gnocchi. As always, thanks for the tip.
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I eat it with smoked salmon & spelt pasta. here is the tasty link: http://sophiesfoodiefiles.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/avocado-pesto-pasta-smoked-salmon/
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Thanks for the link Sophie! I’ll have to try it.
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Looks amazing !!
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It’s too pretty to eat! LOL!!! Just kidding. It looks delicious 🙂
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Thank you. I love easy meals like these that will impress my family.
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That meal will impress ANYONE!!! LOL!!!
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I love ❤️ your recipes!! This one looks amazing! Very unique.
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Thank you Tamara. I try to eat the rainbow as you can see. 🙂
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I have yet to try spaghetti squash, but when I do, this is the recipe I’ll be using. =) So clean and delicious looking!!!
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Thank you Tatjana. It is a really easy recipe to put together.
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Wow! This looks delicious, and I never would’ve thought to put avocado and spaghetti squash together! Interesting combo 🙂
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Thank you! I hope to see more of your posts on seedsandsongsblog.wordpress.com Keep me posted on how your blog is going 🙂
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