Recipe Spaghettini with grey mullet bottarga, lime and walnuts on truffle pesto

Ingredients :

• 80 g spaghetti or spaghettini (I used Gragnano pasta)
• 1 knob butter
• 2 tbsp grey mullet bottarga
• 1/2 lime
• 4 walnut halves, chopped
• Black pepper
• Salt
• 1 pot of truffle pesto (optional)

Method :

1. Boil a kettle and add boiling water to a pot on medium-high heat. Salt the water as preferred (I use half a tablespoon of salt for a medium pot) then add the pasta and cook as per instructions. You want to drain it while it"s still al dente so remove from heat 2 minutes before the recommended cooking time. I used Gragnano pasta in the "spaghettini" cut, which cooks in 8 mins so I removed it from the heat after 6 mins and removed the excess water using a sieve (you can use a colander as well).
2. While the pasta is cooking, heat up the knob of butter in a pan and add the chopped walnuts once it"s hot. Toast them until they become golden brown, then add the drained pasta. Stir well.
3. Add the juice of half a lime and grind some black pepper on top (to taste). Add the bottarga and stir well for a minute or so.
4. Spoon some truffle pesto on a serving plate and place the pasta on it. Top with some more bottarga and walnuts. Serve hot - no one likes limp pasta!!

Recipe Spaghettini with grey mullet bottarga, lime and walnuts on truffle pesto 2017-05-16T21:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster