Lemon Linguine with Walnuts, Spinach and Blue Cheese

Name: Lemon Linguine with Walnuts, Spinach and Blue Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Makes 2 adult or 4 child portions
Ingredients: 9 ounces dry linguine; ½ cup walnuts; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 7 ounces frozen spinach, thawed; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 5 ounces blue cheese, such as Gorgonzola, dolcelatte, Danish blue or Stilton, cut into cubes

Preparation info

Makes
2
adult portions

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Madhouse Cookbook

By Jo Pratt

Published 2013

About

I always buy exensive cheese in when we have friends come for a meal, and then I often find I have bought too much, so I concocted this deliciously filling recipe to use up some of that cheese.

Ingredients

9 ounces dry linguine
½ cup walnuts
1 tablespoon

Main course
Vegetarian
Pasta

Method

Bring a pan of lightly salted water to a boil, add the linguine and return to a boil. Boil about 10 minutes until just tender. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of the cooking water.
Meanwhile, heat a skillet over medium heat, add the walnuts and toast for a few minute