Avocado Pesto Pasta

I LOVE avocados and I LOVE pesto:
(makes 4-5 servings)

1 box whole grain* spaghetti or bocattini* (IF you can find it)
3-4 to 1 cup pesto (recipe to follow later today, I promise)
2 avocados, halved and pitted
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 med. tomatoes, sliced
Lemon basil, chiffinaded (rolled up tightly like a cigar, then make cuts across close together - thin
     strands will unfurl)
Trader Joe's Balsamic Glaze*
Coarse sea salt*

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add spaghetti and cook until al dente, about 9 mins. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Put pesto in a large bowl. Scoop avocado flesh into bowl and mash avocado and lemon juice into pest. Toss spaghetti with pesto, adding some of the reserved cooking liquid if necessary to give it the desired consistency. Serve with sliced tomatoes topped with a couple of drops of the balsamic glaze, basil, and sea salt. Warm Garlic Parmesan Bread sticks to accompany!!

"Be strong and of good courage. Choose to chance the rapids, and Dare to dance the tide".

Love,

MM