Walnut Pasta With Kale & Merguez
This creamy walnut pasta with sausages is a hearty and comforting earthy pasta recipe to brighten up those dark and cold evenings!
Ingredients
- 9 oz dry spaghetti (250 g)
- 2,5 oz walnuts (70 g), peeled
- 3,5 oz fresh kale or green cabbage (100 g)
- 1 cup cream (240 ml)
- 5,5 oz merguez sausages (155 g)
- 1 small garlic clove chopped
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
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Dry roast the walnuts in a non-stick pan (don't add any oil) for a couple of minutes over medium-high heat. Shake the pan regularly so the nuts don't burn.
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Transfer the walnuts to a clean blender and let them cool a little. Then pulse into a fine crumble.
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Put the crumble aside until needed later on. Slice the merguez sausages up and add them together with half of the unsalted butter to a medium saucepan. Gently bake the sausages for some minutes until cooked through.
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Transfer them to a clean plate and let them cool. Add the walnut crumble to the saucepan in which you cooked the sausages.
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Pour in the cream. Season with some pepper and salt.
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Bring the cream to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Then check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt. With a stick mixer blend the cream into a silky walnut sauce.
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Fill a large pan with water, add a dash of salt to it and place it over high heat. Once boiling, add the pasta and cook until tender.
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Add the cooked merguez sausages to the blender and pulse into a fine crumble.
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Melt the rest of the unsalted butter in a large pan and add the chopped garlic. Fry for a minute. Then add the sliced cabbage.
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Stir well and cook for 2 minutes. Keep the cabbage crunchy! Season with a pinch of pepper and salt. Then take the cabbage off the heat. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and add it back to the pan together with the walnut sauce, the merguez crumble and the cooked cabbage.
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Stir all the ingredients well. Then check the seasoning and add extra pepper or salt to taste if necessary. Transfer the pasta onto plates (sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese if you like) and serve hot.