Pasta with walnut pesto

Pasta and macaroni Italian cuisine

This recipe is part of my iPhone/iPad app Cook with Grazia, 20-minute traditional Italian recipes. It originates from the Liguria region. This earthy, rich, decadent sauce quickly transforms simple pasta into a distinctive dish. On special occasions, in Liguria the walnut pesto is served with Pansoti, a filled pasta similar to ravioli. The filling of this fresh pasta is traditionally made with local wild herbs previously boiled (preboggion), mixed with a local fresh cheese, the cagliata or prescinsêua. These hard to find, local ingredients nowadays are often substituted by spinach and/or chard and ricotta cheese. Pansoti with walnut pesto is a typical lent dish. For more Italian traditional recipes check my blog http://www.cookwithgrazia.com