Walnut Pasta
A quick, nutty, and flavorful walnut pasta made with a simple walnut-garlic sauce. This easy pasta recipe takes less than 30 minutes and is perfect for a comforting lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 3 oz fusilli pasta (or any pasta of your choice)
- ¾ cup walnuts
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese (plus more for serving)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder
- salt
- 1 to 1½ cups water (for boiling the walnuts and garlic)
- ¼ to ½ cup reserved walnut-garlic boiling water (for grinding and adjusting the sauce)
Instructions
- Cook the pasta with a bit of salt and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Boil the walnuts and garlic in water for 5 minutes. You can skip the garlic if you want, but I prefer adding it because the same boiled water will also be used while grinding.
- After boiling, let the walnuts and garlic cool slightly for around 5 minutes.
- Transfer the boiled walnuts and garlic to a grinder.
- Add some of the boiled water and grind everything into a fine paste.
- Heat some oil in a skillet.
- Add the walnut-garlic paste to the skillet and cook it for a few minutes until it thickens slightly. Add salt as required.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and black pepper powder and mix well.
- Add the cooked pasta to the skillet.
- Mix well until the pasta is properly coated with the walnut sauce.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
Notes
- Fusilli works well for this recipe because its spiral shape holds the walnut sauce nicely.
- You can adjust the amount of boiled water depending on how thick or smooth you want the sauce to be.
- Boiling the garlic helps reduce its sharpness and gives the sauce a milder flavor.
- Parmesan adds saltiness, so adjust extra seasoning accordingly.