Olive Walnut Pasta Recipes

PASTA WITH WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Put a large saucepan of water on to boil, and toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan until they begin to make a nutty aroma. Put the bread in a bowl and cover with the milk. Put most of the toasted walnuts (reserving about 1 ounce for garnish) into a blender along with the garlic, bread soaked in milk, and Parmesan. Blend until it turns smooth and creamy, then pour in the oil and season well with salt and pepper before blending again.
• Pour into a bowl, and set aside.
• Add pasta to boiling water with salt and cook for the required amount of time. When pasta is al dente, reserve a cup of the pasta cooking liquid and then drain the pasta, but put it in to a large bowl while it's still dripping slightly with water. Sprinkle a little olive oil over the pasta to prevent it sticking together, and then add the walnut sauce, mixing it into the pasta (splash in a little pasta cooking liquid to make the sauce less thick if needed).
• Roughly chop the remaining walnuts and toss them over the top along with some more Parmesan and the chopped parsley.

OLIVE-WALNUT PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the water's boiling, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain.
• While the pasta's cooking, in a large Dutch oven, stir together the olive oil, walnuts and olives. Set over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until fragrant and the walnuts are toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, finely grate in the garlic clove and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Stir to combine.
• Add the pasta and 1/4 cup pasta water to the walnut mixture. Cook over medium-low, stirring and adding pasta water as needed, until the pasta is well coated. Remove from heat and stir in half the lemon zest and all the lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper and more lemon zest.

PASTA WITH ARTICHOKE AND WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• In a shallow pot, boil 1-2 inches of water and add kale.
• Cook for 1 minute, then run under cold water, remove from pot, and dry.
• Toast the walnuts by putting them in a dry frying pan and heating on medium heat just until fragrant. Remove and set aside.
• In a food processor, combine kale, artichokes, walnuts, olive oil, cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest, and thyme. Process until not quite smooth.
• Drain, and put back into the cooking pot.
• Add several large tablespoons of pesto into the pasta and heat gently, tossing until the pesto is evenly distributed throughout.
• Serve hot.

WALNUT PARSLEY LINGUINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions until it is 1-2 minutes short of perfectly cooked. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water then drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat a large 12" skillet (or large pot) over medium low heat. Add the olive oil, walnuts, and thinly sliced garlic. Sauté until toasty and the garlic is a pale golden in places, 3-4 minutes.
• Add the parsley and nutritional yeast and stir to coat. Cook about 1 minute to toast the nutritional yeast.
• Turn the heat to low and add the cooked pasta along with 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water. Stir together and let cook 1 minute or until the pasta is perfectly done. Add more pasta water if needed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve hot, garnished with additional parsley and pass vegan parmesan at the table.

WALNUT SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cover the bread with milk. When it's completely soaked, remove the bread and squeeze it with your hands to remove the excess milk.
• In the mortar, add the garlic, pine nuts, and a little coarse sea salt. Start crushing the ingredients with the pestle. You will have to make circular and decisive movements, continuing to grind until the pine nuts are crushed.
• Next add the walnuts. You can choose whether to blanch the walnuts to remove the film and then let them dry, or use them directly. Continue to grind for two or three minutes until you get a homogeneous paste.
• Now add the extra-virgin olive oil, the Parmigiano-Reggiano, the drained breadcrumbs, and the chopped marjoram leaves; mix well with a spoon until the ingredients form a creamy sauce.
• Place the bread in a bowl and cover it with milk. Once it's completely soaked, remove the bread and squeeze it to remove the excess milk.
• Add the bread to the blender along with the nuts, garlic, marjoram, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and a pinch or two of salt. Blend until a smooth paste forms.
• Add the olive oil and continue blending to obtain a thick, creamy sauce.

PASTA WITH WALNUTS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Meanwhile, combine the nuts, parsley and garlic in a small food processor (or use a mortar and pestle) and turn the machine on. With the machine running, add the oil gradually, using just enough so that the mixture forms a creamy paste. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook the pasta, stirring occasionally, until it is tender but not mushy. When it is ready, drain it--reserve some of the cooking water--and toss with the sauce; if the mixture appears too thick, thin with a little of the pasta-cooking water or more olive oil.
• Serve!

PASTA WITH WALNUTS AND OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Meanwhile, combine nuts, parsley and garlic in a small food processor and turn machine on. (Or use a mortar and pestle.) Add oil gradually, using just enough so that mixture forms a creamy paste. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until it is tender but not mushy. When it is ready, drain it, reserving a little cooking water. Toss with sauce. If mixture appears too thick, thin with a little more olive oil or some of the pasta cooking water.

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WALNUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the bread in a bowl and cover with the milk. When it is completely wet, drain and squeeze it in your hands.
• Put the drained bread in the blender along with the walnuts, the garlic, the leaves of marjoram, the parmesan cheese and 2 pinches of salt. Blend for a couple of minutes until the walnuts are well crumbled and it turns smooth.
• Add 5 tablespoons of olive oil and lukewarm water as needed to obtain a thick creamy sauce.
• When it's time to season the pasta (any kind of pasta: dry pasta, handmade pasta, ravioli or pansotti - of course) remember before seasoning to water down the sauce with 4-5 tablespoons of the hot water where the pasta is boiling and remember always, always, to save a cup of boiling water to add to the past just in case it remains too dry after seasoning.

VEGAN LEMON PASTA WITH PINE NUTS AND BROCCOLI RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Prepare pasta according to package instructions. Drain well.
• Steam or microwave broccoli just until tender. Set aside.
• Sauté garlic in olive oil for just a minute or two. Remove from heat, then whisk in lemon juice and lemon zest.
• In a large bowl, combine pasta, broccoli, olive oil, lemon and garlic and pine nuts , gently tossing to combine. Season generously with salt and pepper, to taste.