Pasta With Walnuts

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb linguine (or spaghetti or other long pasta)
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1 cup walnut halves (or pecan halves)
• 1/2 cup loosely-packed fresh parsley (or basil leaves)
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 serve!