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4.2 from 18 votes

Walnut Sauce Recipe

A real, authentic, creamy walnut sauce recipe from Liguria in Italy. The perfect sauce for your perfect pasta.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Calories: 2438 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 200 grams shelled walnuts
  • 30 grams pine nuts
  • 1 big slice white bread, crust removed
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ clove garlic
  • 3 tbsp Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • coarse sea salt
  • 10 leaves marjoram
  • 40 grams ricotta cheese (optional)

Instructions

Preparation with a mortar and pestle
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  1. In a bowl, cover the bread with milk. When it’s completely soaked, remove the bread and squeeze it with your hands to remove the excess milk.
  2. In the mortar, add the garlic, pine nuts, and a little coarse sea salt. Start crushing the ingredients with the pestle. You will have to make circular and decisive movements, continuing to grind until the pine nuts are crushed.
  3. Next add the walnuts. You can choose whether to blanch the walnuts to remove the film and then let them dry, or use them directly. Continue to grind for two or three minutes until you get a homogeneous paste.
  4. Now add the extra-virgin olive oil, the Parmigiano-Reggiano, the drained breadcrumbs, and the chopped marjoram leaves; mix well with a spoon until the ingredients form a creamy sauce.
Preparation with a blender
  1. Place the bread in a bowl and cover it with milk. Once it’s completely soaked, remove the bread and squeeze it to remove the excess milk.
  2. Add the bread to the blender along with the nuts, garlic, marjoram, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and a pinch or two of salt. Blend until a smooth paste forms.
  3. Add the olive oil and continue blending to obtain a thick, creamy sauce.

Notes

  • Use walnut sauce on any kind of pasta—dry, handmade, ravioli, pansotti, etc. Always save a cup of the pasta cooking water and use 4-5 tablespoons to thin the sauce, adding more if necessary to obtain the desired consistency.

Nutrition Information

Serving 100g Calories 2438kcal (122%) Carbohydrates 52g (17%) Protein 54g (108%) Fat 239g (368%) Saturated Fat 34g (170%) Cholesterol 55mg (18%) Sodium 398mg (17%) Potassium 1577mg (45%) Fiber 19g (76%) Sugar 19g (38%) Vitamin A 1497IU (30%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 931mg (93%) Iron 16mg (89%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 2438

% Daily Value*

Serving 100g
Calories 2438kcal 122%
Carbohydrates 52g 17%
Protein 54g 108%
Fat 239g 368%
Saturated Fat 34g 170%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 398mg 17%
Potassium 1577mg 34%
Fiber 19g 76%
Sugar 19g 38%
Vitamin A 1497IU 30%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Calcium 931mg 93%
Iron 16mg 89%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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