Avocado Meets Bacon

So today I am going to attempt a combination of recipes.  I have had an obsession with avocados lately so I am going to add some to one of my favorite pastas of all time (the classic carbonara).

 

This got rave reviews at my last dinner party.  It was super yummy.

 

Avocado cream sauce processed smooth.



 Avocado cream sauce warming in butter.

 Crisp up the bacon.

 

Toasting up some pine nuts.

 

Toss it all together and serve.

 

Avocado Cream Ingredients:
2 ripe avocados
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp sour cream
1/2 tsp coarse kosher salt
1 tbsp butter

Carbonara Ingredients:
3/4 pound chopped bacon
2 or more cloves minced garlic
black pepper
3 tbsp butter
1 pound cooked fettuccine (save a cup or more of salted cooking water)
2 large beaten eggs
1/2 cup or more toasted pine nuts
1/2 cup or more grated Parmesan cheese


Combine avocado, lime juice, mayo, sour cream and salt in a food processor and process until smooth.  Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, add avocado cream sauce and heat until warm.

Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp, remove to paper towels,  pour off all but 3 tbsp bacon grease.  Add the garlic and season with pepper.  Saute about a minute.  Add butter, stir until melted.  Add the crisp bacon and pasta.  Saute for 1 minute.  Season beaten eggs with salt.  Remove pasta from heat and add the eggs, stir until thickened.  Add in the warmed avocado sauce.  Return to low heat and cook until heated through.  If mixture is too thick add in some reserved pasta cooking water until it reaches desired consistency.  Add in the toasted pine nuts and cheese.