Ricotta & Walnut Tagliatelle

Preparation 15 Minutes

Cook 10 Minutes

Serves 4

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Method

  1. Place pasta into a large saucepan of boiling water and cook to pack directions, or until al dente. Drain.

  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan. Add walnuts and sunflower seeds, tossing regularly until toasted. Add garlic, chilli and lemon rind cooking a further minute.

  3. Add cooked drained pasta to the fryingpan with the ricotta, rocket, vinegar, lemon juice and some additional oil. Season and toss well.

Ingredients

400g dried tagliatelle pasta

1 tbsp olive oil

½ cup SUNBEAM Walnuts, roughly chopped

2 tbsp SUNBEAM Sunflower Seeds

3 cloves garlic, finely sliced

1 long red chilli, finely chopped

finely grated rind of ½ a lemon

200g fresh ricotta, crumbled

2 cups rocket

1 tsp white wine vinegar

2 tsp lemon juice

additional olive oil, for serving

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