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The last thing you feel like doing in the summer is turning on the stove and working in the kitchen. Instead of going the take-out route, try this quick and easy avocado garlic sauce recipe for creamy pasta or zucchini noodles! We have a feeling you'll love it.
This avocado garlic sauce recipe is a time saver and helps supply your body with vitamins and minerals for health and wellness in the summer. Our bodies thrive off raw fruits and vegetables in the summer because of the electrolytes they provide (which we lose through our sweat) and their water content to keep us hydrated. When we have so many fun activities in the summer, eating nourishing foods is just as important rather than relying only on nutritional supplements. We’ve created this awesome and healthy creamy avocado garlic sauce recipe to bring you another way to add some nutrition to your diet.
Before jumping into the tasty avocado garlic sauce recipe, here are some additional health benefits from its ingredients. It's always good to know what the foods you eat are doing for your body!
Recipe Health Benefits
Aside from essential natural vitamins and electrolytes, this raw garlic avocado pasta sauce provides spectacular health benefits for your skin, heart, and digestive system.
Avocado
Avocado is full of monounsaturated fatty acids that can help give your skin a healthy-looking glow. Avocados contain healthy fats for heart health and fiber that can support the digestive system with regular elimination, essential for a healthy body.
Garlic
Garlic contains a compound called allicin, which may have health benefits.
Allicin is produced from garlic as soon as it is peeled and chopped. The longer garlic sits once it's been chopped, the more allicin it will produce. To get the most allicin out of this recipe, chop your garlic before preparing the other ingredients and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
Cilantro
The antioxidants in cilantro may help support heart health, digestion, and healthy-looking skin. Cilantro and chlorella's benefits can be maximized when taken together!
Chlorella
With vitamin D and active B12, chlorella can help supply your body with essential nutrients.
Raw and Creamy Garlic Avocado Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tsp cilantro (if you don't like cilantro, you can use parsley instead)
- 1/2 cup chopped spinach
- 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- Pinch of Himalayan sea salt
- Black pepper to taste
- 1/2 - 1 tsp Sun Chlorella Powder
- A few splashes of filtered water to reach desired consistency
Method
1. Chop garlic, spinach,
2. Place avocado, garlic, spinach, cilantro, lime juice, sea salt, pepper, and Sun Chlorella Powder in your blender and blend until smooth. Add water in small amounts to reach your desired consistency. For a thinner sauce, add more water. For a thicker sauce, add less.
3. You're done! If you prefer to have this sauce cold (which can be more refreshing in the summer), chill and sit in the fridge for 5-10 minutes.
Noodle Recommendations:
Try zucchini noodles to keep this recipe completely raw and add more nutrients. Using a julienne slicer or a spiralizer, you can make zucchini noodles in seconds. You may also use whole-grain pasta noodles made from quinoa, brown rice, spelled, kamut, or organic whole wheat.
Ready to Find Your Chlorella?
You can find the best chlorella that fits your lifestyle. Sun Chlorella offers easy-to-take small tablets, larger tablets, and powder form.