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Pasta With Walnuts and Olive Oil »

Ingredients

1 cup walnut or pecan halves
1/2 cup loosely packed parsley leaves, washed and dried
1 clove garlic
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound linguine, spaghetti or other long pasta.

Method

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Meanwhile, combine nuts, parsley and garlic in a small food processor and turn machine on. (Or use a mortar and pestle.) Add oil gradually, using just enough so that mixture forms a creamy paste. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
2. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until it is tender but not mushy. When it is ready, drain it, reserving a little cooking water. Toss with sauce. If mixture appears too thick, thin with a little more olive oil or some of the pasta cooking water.

Variations

Pasta With Creamy Walnut Sauce: Omit garlic and olive oil. Combine nuts, parsley and a few small chunks of Parmesan (or about 1 cup coarsely grated Parmesan) and process as above. When mixture is grainy, transfer it to a bowl and combine with 3/4 cup creamy ricotta, heavy cream or half-and-half; mixture should be the consistency of creamed butter. Toss cooked pasta with sauce, thinning with cooking water as necessary. Serve, passing additional Parmesan at the table.

Basil Sunflower Seed Pesto Pasta Sauce »

Ingredients:

4 cups coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves

1 cup hulled raw sunflower seeds

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan

2 Tablespoons sweet butter, at room temperature

2 cloves garlic, crushed

Preparation:

Place basil, sunflower seeds, olive oil, Parmesan, butter, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process to a puree, scraping down sides often.

Transfer pesto to a small bowl with a lid. Press a sheet of plastic wrap to the surface of the pesto sauce, then seal with the lid. May be refrigerated up to 2 weeks.

Yield: about 1-1/2 cups

To use pesto: Cook 1 pound of pasta in salted water. When pasta is cooked al dente, combine 3/4 cup pesto with 2/3 cup hot pasta water in a large bowl. Drain pasta and add to the bowl. Toss to combine. Add lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste. Toss again and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Pumpkin Seed Pasta »

1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
3 pounds roma (plum) tomatoes, halved
2 bunches green onions, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1 (10 ounce) package goat cheese
1 (16 ounce) package gemelli pasta

Directions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spread pumpkin seeds in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle the seeds with cayenne pepper.
Roast in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Watch them carefully so that they do not burn. Set aside.
Place the tomatoes in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Scatter the green onion and garlic over the tomatoes. Drizzle the vegetables with olive oil to coat.
Roast in the preheated oven 45 minutes. Remove from oven and cool slightly; remove the skins from the tomatoes.
Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the gemelli, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
Stir the goat cheese into the hot pasta until melted. Then, stir in the roasted peeled tomatoes. Place the pumpkin seeds on top of pasta to serve.

Hi there! First of all I love this blog, thank you for existing. <3 Secondly, I have a request: you've got really great birdkin/pigeonkin tags already, but it seems like almost everything in there are snack-y type treats. Do you think you could dig up some ideas for things that could work as meals or main dishes? Maybe some pastas with seeds and nuts? I'd really appreciate it!

Anonymous

Absolutely! I’ll find some right now.

- Wolf

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