Strawberry Pesto Pasta

Name: Strawberry Pesto Pasta
Ingredients: 4 cups baby spinach (you can also use half arugula); 1 cup fresh basil; 1/2 cup pecans, walnuts or almonds (toasted lightly and cooled); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 ripe avocado; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; salt; pepper; 12 oz package pasta (fusilli, rotini, penne); 2 cups fresh strawberries, halved; 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives; 1 cup mozzarella cubes or balls, crumbled goat cheese, blue cheese or feta (vegan suggestions: Miyokos mozzarella or Violife feta)

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This a yummy pasta dish and you can use gluten-free pasta if you need to. Also, you can substitute farro for the pasta.

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Ingredients

4 cups baby spinach (you can also use half arugula)
1 cup fresh basil
1/2 cup pecans, walnuts or almonds (toasted lightly and cooled)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 ripe avocado
2 cloves garlic, chopped
salt
pepper
12 oz package pasta (fusilli, rotini, penne)
2 cups fresh strawberries, halved
1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
1 cup mozzarella cubes or balls, crumbled goat cheese, blue cheese or feta (vegan suggestions: Miyokos mozzarella or Violife feta)