Walnut Cream is pretty much just walnuts and cream and is delicious on pasta.
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups walnut halves
- 1 cup cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp. salt, plus more to taste
Preparation:
- Put walnuts in a medium bowl and cover with boiling water and let sit a few minutes. Drain. Return walnuts to the bowl and cover with boiling water, again letting it sit for a few minutes. Drain walnuts and spread on a kitchen towel. Remove the skins from the walnuts.
- Put the skinned walnuts in a medium bowl and cover them with the cream. Let soak for a few hours or overnight (chill). Whirl in a blender with milk and 1 teaspoon salt. Add more salt to taste.
- When ready to use, heat gently over low heat. Toss with hot pasta, adding chopped herbs, if you like.
Makes about 1 1/2 cups Walnut Cream.
