Yellow Carrots and Avocado Pasta.



Carrots come in many colors - Yellow,Purple,Maroon,Orange and white. The Yellow variety taste less sweeter.

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Pasta with carrots is quick and simple lunch . Creamy avocado on top add more flavor and nutrition to the meal.
Ingredients Needed
1 lb Whole Grain fussilli or rotini or penne pasta
2 ripe tomatoes
6-8 Yellow Organic Baby Carrots cut length wise
Quarter of Green pepper sliced
1 big clove Garlic
1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
1 tablespoon chopped Parsley or Cilantro
2 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 ripe Avocado.
1 teaspoon lime juice

Method
Heat olive oil in saucepan and add the chopped garlic. Saute until aromatic and lightly brown. Add the chopped tomatoes and chilly powder. Cook until tomatoes are tender about 8 minutes. Stir in the cut green peppers and yellow carrots. Let cook for another 5 minutes.
In meantime fill a large pot three-quarters full of water ,season with salt and bring to a boil. Add pasta to the boiling water and cook until al-dente(with a bite to it),8-10 minutes.Drain thoroughly.
Slice the Avocado and sprinkle some lime juice over it to prevent discoloration.
Mix the pasta in the tomato mixture and toss to combine. Stir in the chopped parsley or cilantro. Transfer pasta to serving plates and top with sliced Avocados.


This is my entry for Ruth's Pesto Pasta Nights Event . This week PPN is hosted by abby at Eat the right stuff

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Comments

Cham said…
U know what till now i did not seen any yellow carrot in my farmers market or grocery store :)
Looks delicious the pasta
Yasmeen said…
Cham ..I guess these are very rare. I spotted them for the first time in the store.
Anjum said…
very colourful,u have really g8 and unique recipes
Katie Zeller said…
We only have the typical orange carrots here. I had not idea they came in so many pretty colors...
Anonymous said…
wow, great carrots! this dish looks fabulous yasmeen, thanks for sharing it with ppn!
Ruth Daniels said…
Fantastic looking dish. Now I want to go out and buy carrots of every hue. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.

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