Trenette Al Pesto Di Noci (trenette With Walnut Pesto)

"This is from my favorite Italian cookbook: The Classic Pasta Cookbook by Giuliano Hazan. Walnut pesto, like basil pesto, is a speciality of Liguria on the Italian Riviera. It is good with fettuccine (known as trenette in Liguria) or spaghetti; it is traditionally served with pansoti, a triangular pasta parcel filled with five different local wild greens. Someday I will try to make the pansoti using wild dandelion leaves along with homegrown bitter greens. Feeds 6 with a second course. Cooking time includes bringing water to a boil."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Add 4 quarts water to a large, deep pot and place over high heat.
  • Put walnuts and garlic in a food processor and chop as finely as possible.
  • With machine running, pour in olive oil and process until well mixed.
  • Add the ricotta, a pinch of salt, and process until well mixed.
  • Transfer the mixture to the serving bowl; add the cream mixing well with a wooden spoon.
  • When the water is boiling, add the tablespoon of salt and drop in the pasta all at once, stirring until water returns to a boil.
  • When the pasta is cooked al dente, put 1/4 cup of the boiling water in the bowl with the walnut sauce.
  • Drain the pasta.
  • Toss the pasta in the serving bowl with the sauce and the grated cheese.
  • Serve at once.

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