Lunch · Dinner · 15 min · Serves 1
Smoked Salmon & Creamy Avocado Linguine
A meal I will never stop making.
A whole avocado, blended with lemon, garlic and olive oil, turns into a silky sauce that coats every strand. Add smoked salmon and you've got a proper bowl of pasta that's full of healthy fats and genuinely satisfying.
- Protein
- ~34g
- Carbs
- ~49g
- Fat
- ~43g
- Fibre
- ~10g
- kcal
- ~735
Medium. Estimated from published GI values, adjusted for the protein and fat on the plate. How we calculate it
Why it works
A whole avocado and a spoon of olive oil coat every strand, and the salmon brings protein, so even a bowl of white linguine lands at a medium GL. Real fat, doing its job. Read: Why I walk past 'low fat' labels (and what I check instead) →
Ingredients Serves 1
No scales needed. Measurements are here if you want them, but it’s often easier to watch the reel, judge it by eye and have a go. Just keep the protein, fat and fibre on the plate.
Macros and real-life GL are for the recipe as written.
Swap it
- Smoked salmon → hot-smoked salmon flakes or tinned salmon. Similar protein and fat.
- White linguine → wholewheat linguine. More fibre and a lower GL: an upgrade rather than a like-for-like swap.
- Olive oil → a splash more pasta water, if you want it lighter. Less fat, so slightly fewer calories.
What I used Ad
- Ninja Foodi Power Nutri Blender 2-in-1 (CB100UK): Blends the avocado, lemon, garlic and oil into the sauce. View it
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Method
- Cook the linguine in salted water until al dente, then drain, keeping a splash of the pasta water.
- Blend the avocado, lemon juice, garlic and olive oil until smooth. Loosen with a splash of pasta water if it's too thick.
- Toss the sauce through the hot pasta until every strand is coated.
- Tear the smoked salmon into ribbons and fold it through, then finish with black pepper.
Nutrition and glycaemic load are estimates. Responses vary from person to person. If you count carbs to dose insulin, weigh your own portions rather than using these figures. General information only, not medical advice.