California Avocados Take Center Stage In Iconic California Cuisine

Thursday, March 1, 2018

California AvocadosTake Center Stage In Iconic California Cuisine (NAPSA)—Springtime in Califor- nia brings with it the season's bounty of fresh, local producethat inspires home andprofessional chefsalike. From salads to sandwiches, pastas to soups, it’s pretty mucha given that whena dish has “California” in its name,it’s likely a dish made evenbetter with delicious avocados. With premium California avocados Linguine with California Avocado Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes 44 cuptoasted pumpkin seeds 44 cup toasted cashews son, which runs spring through fall, 2 loves garlic, peeled and smashed two-star Michelin chefJosiah Citrin, of 3 Tbsp. lemonjuice Los Angeles’ lauded Melisse and Char3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil at their peak, nowis the perfecttime to incorporate this delicious and nourishing fruit into any cuisineto give it that classic taste of the GoldenState. To kick off California avocado sea- coal Venice,elevated a simple pasta pesto dish with the use of the creamyfruit in his Linguine with California Avocado Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes. “California avocadosare one of the mostversatile ingredients you can work with?says Citrin. “Here, I have blended it seamlessly into a pasta sauce to adda velvety texture. Regardless ofits shape or form, the California avocado brings 1 tsp. sea salt 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 cupgrated Parmesan cheese 1 cuphalvedcherry tomatoes 2 Tbsp. juliennedbasil leaves, for serving Instructions: 1. Place cooked linguine and re- served pasta waterto the side. 2. Add the halved avocados, baby arugula, baby spinach, basil leaves, California avocado lovers every- pumpkin seeds, cashews, garlic, lemwherecangetthese seasonalrecipes and on juice, extra virginolive oil, sea salt moreat www.CaliforniaAvocado.com. and pepperto a blender or food processorand then blenduntil smooth. Linguine with California Avocado 3. Once the pesto is smooth, add Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes the grated Parmesan and pulse a few Serves: 4 more times to combine. Prep time: 25 minutes 4, Place the pasta in a large serving Cooktime: 10 minutes bowl andtop with the California AvoTotaltime: 35 minutes cadoPesto. 5. Toss the pasta together with the Ingredients: pesto until coated. 1 Ib. linguine, cooked al dente, 6. Add the halved cherry tomatoes. reserving | cupofpasta water 7. A small amount ofreserved pas2 ripe, Fresh California Avocados, ta water can be added to the pasta, as seeded and peeled needed, to create a loose, silky pesto 1 cupbaby arugula leaves that coats the linguine evenly. 1 cupbabyspinachleaves 8.Sprinkle pasta with the juli1 cupfresh basil leaves, packed ennedbasil leaves and serve. vivacity to all the ingredients that surroundit”

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