Noodles With Ricotta & Walnuts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces whole wheat pasta
• salt
• 1 cup ricotta cheese, at room temperature
• 4 tablespoons soft butter
• 1 tablespoon walnut oil
• 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• parmesan cheese (to garnish)
• 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup milk or 1 cup pasta water
• 1 tablespoon snipped chives
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped chervil or 1 tablespoon parsley
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring large pan of water to boil for pasta and add salt to taste.
• 2 if pasta is dried, add it at this time.
• 3 if it's fresh, wait until you've put together sauce ingredients.
• 4 roughly mix ricotta cheese, butter, walnut oil, 1/4 cup walnuts and grated parmesan cheese.
• 5 thin with half-and-half, stir in herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 transfer mixture to wide skillet.
• 7 about the time pasta is done, gently warm sauce over low flame.
• 8 cook and drain pasta and add it directly to pan with ricotta mixture.
• 9 toss everything together well, then place in heated bowl.
• 10 scatter remaining walnuts over pasta and sprinkle with grating of parmesan cheese and plenty of ground pepper.