Spaghetti with Walnuts, Parsley and Gorgonzola

Name: Spaghetti with Walnuts, Parsley and Gorgonzola
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely; 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; grated Parmesan cheese to serve; Salt and black pepper; 50 g (2 oz) walnuts, ground coarsely; 250-300 g (8-10 oz) spaghetti; 2 handfuls fresh parsley, chopped finely; 2 tablespoons very hot water; 125 g (4 oz) Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled roughly

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Companion

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1991

About

This is an example of how the most simple pasta dish, produced in minutes, can achieve a degree of excellence. The walnuts and Gorgonzola complement each other and plenty of chopped parsley adds a fresh element.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
50

Dinner
Main course
Spicy
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Gently heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a pan. Add the garlic and stir around for 30 seconds over a low heat, then add the ground walnuts and chopped parsley and stir around for not more than 1 minute.

Add the remaining oil and the hot water followed by the Gorgonzola cheese. Stir arou