Pasta with blue cheese sauce with walnuts
4 servings
25 minutes
Pasta with blue cheese sauce and walnuts is an exquisite dish of Italian cuisine that impresses with its depth of flavor and harmonious combination of ingredients. Blue cheese, known for its intense aroma and spicy sharpness, envelops the pasta in a delicate, velvety texture, giving it an exquisite character. Lightly toasted walnuts add a crunchy note and nutty warmth, while arugula refreshes the dish with its slight bitterness. This sauce is especially good with durum wheat pasta, which holds the creamy aroma well. This dish is perfect for a cozy Italian-style dinner and can be served with a glass of white wine that highlights the depth of flavor and harmony of the components.
1
Roast walnuts over medium heat for 5 minutes until fragrant and starting to brown. Let cool. Chop coarsely.
- Walnuts: 0.5 glass
2
Boil the pasta until cooked, leaving 1/4 cup of pasta water after draining (the water will be needed to thin the sauce if necessary).
- Pasta: 450 g
3
In a pot over medium heat, add oil, milk, and cheese, stirring until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
- Butter: 1 tablespoon
- Milk: 1.5 glass
- Blue cheese: 150 g
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
4
Mix the cooked pasta with the sauce and arugula. Add some pasta water if you want to make the sauce thinner.
- Pasta: 450 g
- Arugula: 400 g
5
Sprinkle the pasta with nuts before serving.
- Walnuts: 0.5 glass