Pasta Salad with Refreshing Shiso Leaves with Mild Avocado and Sesame Recipe

Name: Pasta Salad with Refreshing Shiso Leaves with Mild Avocado and Sesame
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 Avocado; 100 grams Short pasta of your choice; 2 leaves Shiso leaves; 3 tbsp Sesame seeds; 1 Lemon juice; 1 to 2 teaspoons Grated cheese; 1/2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 Wasabi paste; 1 dash Salt and pepper; 1 Salt (for boiling the pasta)

Servings: persons

1 Avocado
100 grams Short pasta of your choice
2 leaves Shiso leaves
3 tbsp Sesame seeds
1 Lemon juice
1 to 2 teaspoons Grated cheese
1/2 tbsp Olive oil
1 tbsp Soy sauce
1 Wasabi paste
1 dash Salt and pepper
1 Salt (for boiling the pasta)

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["Cook the pasta in boiling salted water.", "I used some cute ribbon shaped farfalle this time.", "Cut the avocado in half.", "Mash half into a cream like consistency.", "Cut up the other half into 1cm dice.", "Sprinkle lemon juice over both to prevent discolorization.", "Grind up the sesame seeds in a suribachi (Japanese grinding bowl) or with a mortar and pestle.", "Finely shred the shiso leaves.", "Mix all the ingredients with the creamed half of the avocado.", "Put the boiled pasta in the mixture from Step 4 and combine well.", "Lightly fold in the reserved diced avocado and the shiso leaves to finish.", "(Make sure not to crush the diced avocado.)", "I used farfalle this time, but fusilli or rigatoni work well too.", """Easy Sweet Potato and Egg Salad"" also has tons of sesame seeds in it."]

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 Avocado, 100 grams Short pasta of your choice, 2 leaves Shiso leaves, 3 tbsp Sesame seeds, and more.

Yes, Pasta Salad with Refreshing Shiso Leaves with Mild Avocado and Sesame falls under the Pasta & Noodles category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Pasta Salad with Refreshing Shiso Leaves with Mild Avocado and Sesame

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