Whole Wheat Pasta with Ricotta & Walnuts
Yield
5 servingsPrep
10 minCook
15 minReady
25 minIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
10 | ounces |
pasta, whole wheat
|
* |
salt
|
* | ||
1 | cup |
ricotta cheese
at room temperature |
|
4 | tablespoons |
butter
soft |
|
1 | tablespoon |
walnut oil
|
|
⅓ | cup |
walnuts
finely chopped |
|
½ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
freshly grated |
|
1 | cup |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
milk
or pasta water |
* | ||
1 | tablespoon |
chives
snipped |
|
1 | tablespoon |
chervil
finely chopped |
* |
parsley leaves
|
* | ||
black pepper
freshly ground |
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
289 | ml/g |
pasta, whole wheat
|
* |
1 | x |
salt
|
* |
237 | ml |
ricotta cheese
at room temperature |
|
6E+1 | ml |
butter
soft |
|
15 | ml |
walnut oil
|
|
79 | ml |
walnuts
finely chopped |
|
118 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
freshly grated |
|
237 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
1 | x |
milk
or pasta water |
* |
15 | ml |
chives
snipped |
|
15 | ml |
chervil
finely chopped |
* |
1 | x |
parsley leaves
|
* |
1 | x |
black pepper
freshly ground |
* |
Directions
Bring large pan of water to boil for pasta and add salt to taste.
If pasta is dried, add it at this time.
If it's fresh, wait until you've put together sauce ingredients.
Have ready heated serving bowl or plates.
Roughly mix ricotta cheese, butter, walnut oil, ¼ cup walnuts and grated Parmesan cheese.
Thin with half-and-half, stir in herbs and season with salt and pepper.
Transfer mixture to wide skillet.
About the time pasta is done, gently warm sauce over low flame.
Cook and drain pasta and add it directly to pan with ricotta mixture.
Toss everything together well, then place in heated bowl.
Scatter remaining walnuts over pasta and sprinkle with grating of Parmesan cheese and plenty of ground pepper.