First courses
Tagliatelle with walnut pesto and basil
Beginner
0 min
Ingredients:
PREPARATION
In order to prepare fresh tagliatelle, place the flour in a heap on the work surface, Subsequently, break the eggs and add them to the flour with a pinch of salt. At this point, beat everything well using a fork and taking some flour from the edges of the heap.
As soon as you obtain a certain consistency, start kneading with your hands until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough. Let it rest on the work surface covering it with a clean cloth.v
After the time has passed, take the dough, roll it out with a rolling pin and let it dry well. At this point, fold it on itself like a roll and cut your tagliatelle by hand using a smooth blade and well sharpened knife.
Now that your tagliatelle are ready to be cooked, let's prepare the sauce. In a mortar, crush some walnut kernels, a clove of garlic and some fresh basil.
While crushing, add some oil until you obtain a soft sauce.
Put the tagliatelle in abundant salted water. Once cooked, drain them and season them with the previouslt prepared walnut pesto, adding some cokking water in order to dilute the seasoning and mix it well with the pasta.
Now serve your tagliatelle with walnut pesto and garnish them with some walnut kernels.