Pasta with walnuts and blue cheese

Pasta with Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Chives

  I know everyone is dieting and trying to shed the excess kilos from the festive period, but this is my entry into Pasta Please Challenge for January, run by Jacqueline from Tinned Tomatoes.  This months theme is “Cheese” and vegetarian, to fit in with Jacqui’s vegetarian blog.

So what better combination than Blue cheese with walnuts.

Its creamy, smooth and rich, so beware, don’t fill your plate with too much, because then you will feel guilty going back for seconds.

Pasta with walnuts, blue cheese and chives

 

Any of the following blue cheeses are perfect for this dish.
Roquefort, Gorgonzola, Stilton, Irish Cashel Blue,  Danish Danablu, or Spanish Picon.
Pasta with walnuts, blue cheese and chives

Pasta with walnuts, blue cheese and chives

Pasta with Walnuts, Blue Cheese and Chives
 
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Ingredients
  • 125g blue cheese of your choice,
  • Roquefort, Gorgonzola, or Stilton
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 100g walnuts chopped
  • 250ml cream
  • 45ml chopped parsley
  • 75ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 45ml chopped chives and parsley
  • salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Chop the onion and garlic and coarsely chop the walnuts.
  2. Heat olive oil and add onion and garlic, and saute gently until soft but not brown.
  3. Add walnuts to onion and garlic, toss until toasted, season well with salt and pepper.
  4. Add chopped blue cheese and cream .
  5. Cook pasta, drain and toss in the creamy blue cheese sauce.
  6. Sprinkle with chives and parsley.

 

 

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7 Comments

  • Reply whiness January 17, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    Blue cheese, walnuts and pasta – these things make probably one of the best dishes ever! I love this combination 🙂

    • Reply Ev Thomas January 18, 2013 at 6:30 AM

      It really does work well together, thanks for stopping by

  • Reply meigancam01 January 17, 2013 at 5:36 PM

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  • Reply Julia {the roasted root} January 18, 2013 at 6:20 AM

    Gorgeous! I’m a huge cheese gal and especially love blue cheese. I’ve never used it for pasta and I bet it turns out deliciously especially with the nuttiness of the walnuts!

    • Reply Ev Thomas January 18, 2013 at 6:32 AM

      Hi Julia, they are are great combo.

  • Reply 17catherines January 18, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    Oh, wow, this looks totally decadent and gorgeous!

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