MEMBER RECIPE
Arugula Pesto with Walnuts and Golden Raisins Recipe
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This Arugula pesto recipe has a gourmet surprise. A touch golden raisins to create a sweet off set to the rich full flavor of the gorgonzola cheese. A Foodie Delight!
If you’ve spent anytime on this site you’ll know how much of a nut I am about pesto recipes. (No pun intended). This one reminds me of one of my favorites.
A Southern Italian Pesto with golden sweet raisins and capers. I just love the contraction in flavors. Sweet and salty or spicy.
This is a walnut pesto with a gourmet twist and a unique vegetarian pasta sauce if veggies are your thing.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 lb of Farfalle or bowtie pasta shape
- 2 cups arugula
- 1 tbsp lemen zest
- 2 cloves garlic
- ¾ cup of toasted walnuts pieces
- ¼ cup toasted walnuts set aside
- ¾ cups of crumbled gorgonzola
- ½ cup golden raisins
- 3-5 tbsp Olive Oil for Pesto (You be the judge)
- Salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Bring a pot of boiling water to a boil and begin cooking the farfalle pasta al dente.
- Place the arugula into a food processor along with the garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Use the technique of scrapping the sides of the processor periodically as you blend the ingredients.
- Then add the walnuts and blend again until smooth.
- Scrap out the blended ingredients into a bowl and slowly drizzle in the amount of Olive Oil to give it the consistency you like. I use about 3-5 table spoons.
- Drain the Farfalle pasta when it’s al dente but reserve a ¼ cup of the pasta water for the saute pan.
- Toss the pasta into the saute pan with the water, the raisins and remaining walnuts and heat on medium low for a couple of minutes or until the raisins become plump and tender.
- Remove from the heat and add the arugula pesto into the pan and toss again.
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