Author Notes
This supper was inspired by a fortuitous rain shower at the farmers’ market that sent me into the nearest marquee for shelter. The stall I sought refuge in presented fresh, creamy, meaty walnuts that bore little resemblance to the ones sold in the supermarket. They were so tasty, they formed the basis of a simple pasta. —Amelia
Ingredients
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200 grams
linguine
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1/2 cup
walnuts
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1
clove garlic
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1 cup
parsley (plus extra for garnish)
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1/3 cup
grated parmesan (plus extra for garnish)
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4 tablespoons
olive oil
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1/4 cup
reserved pasta cooking liquid
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Salt and pepper
Directions
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Put a big pot of water on to boil, add salt. While water comes to temperature, lightly toast walnuts in a pan, then chop into pieces. Roughly chop parsley leaves, grate parmesan and finely chop garlic. Set aside.
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Cook pasta according to package instructions. Before you drain your pasta, reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Drain pasta.
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In the saucepan you cooked the pasta in, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook the garlic till lightly golden. Add parsley and walnuts and stir to meld flavours for a minute.
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Return the pasta to the pot. Add the rest of the olive oil and enough cooking liquid to help coat the pasta with the other ingredients as you combine over a low flame. Add the parmesan and stir to create a creamy coating on the pasta.
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Season to taste and garnish with extra parsley and parmesan to serve.
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