Walnut Sauce For Pasta And Gnocchi Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

This super quick-and-easy, no-cook sauce, hailing from northwestern italy's coastal liguria region, is great on gnocchi or any short, fresh pasta such as trofie or corzetti. Delicate and subtle, it's also ideal for filled pasta such as ravioli or tortellini, as it's delicate enough not to overpower the flavor of the filling. Allegedly it originated as a sauce for genovese-style pansotti, a triangular ligurian pasta stuffed with a filling of ricotta and chard, spinach, and wild herbs such as borage. It's good on long, thin pasta as well, such as spaghetti or thick, chewy pici. You can also serve this as a simple antipasto or appetizer, spread on slices of crusty bread or crostini (small toasted slices of bread). Sometimes this sauce is made with half walnuts and half pine nuts, with the addition of a splash of white wine, or with cream, but we prefer this simpler, lighter version, made with just walnuts, garlic, and milk. It would pair well with a white ligurian wine such as a pigato or vermentino, or a prosecco when served as an antipasto.

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Ingredients for Walnut Sauce For Pasta And Gnocchi Recipe

  • 1 piece Slices of soft white bread, crusts removed and torn into
  • 0.13-1/4 cup Whole milk
  • 1/2 cup Shelled walnuts
  • 1/2-1 Cloves of garlic, peeled and finely minced
  • 0.13 cup Freshly grated parmigiano reggiano cheese
  • 1.50 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch Pinch of fine sea salt
Nutrition
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788
calories per serving
75 g Fat17 g Protein14 g Carbs5 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    75g
  • Protein
    17g
  • Carbs
    14g
  • Fiber
    5g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    14g
  • Protein
    17g
  • Fiber
    5g

Fats

  • Fat
    75g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    239mg
  • Iron
    3mg
  • Vitamin A
    14mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    66mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    2mg
  • Vitamin E
    6mg
  • Copper
    1mcg
  • Magnesium
    152mg
  • Manganese
    4mg
  • Phosphorus
    405mg
  • Selenium
    10mcg
  • Zinc
    3mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats