Recipes by thomasina miers

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Thomasina Miers, a previous winner of the popular television program Masterchef now owns the Wahaca restaurants in London's Covent Garden and Westfield Centre. Thomasina is now a television chef as well as writing a column for The Times. Tommi is a big fan of Latin food - and of Hass avocados.

Fusilli with Avocado Chilli Coriander and Toasted Almonds

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Ingredients

4 medium avocadoes

2 tsps of fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated

1-2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped

1 small clove garlic, crushed

100mls extra virgin olive oil

50g almonds, roughly chopped

500g Fusilli

3tbsp fresh coriander, roughly chopped

Juice of 1 lime

Salt and pepper

Serves:

4

Preparation Time:

30mins

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C
  2. Peel and cut the avocado into bite-size pieces. Squeeze a little lime juice over the avocado and season with salt and pepper. Mix the chilli, ginger, garlic and half the olive oil together.
  3. Bring a large sauce pan of water to the boil and season the water with half a teaspoon of salt.
  4. Roast the flaked almonds on a tray until they are golden. Cook the pasta in the boiling water for 12 minutes, then drain. Toss the hot pasta with the ginger-chilli oil. Quickly add the hot almonds, avocado, coriander and the remaining oil. Squeeze over a little more lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

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