GORGONZOLA WALNUT PASTA
Creamy gorgonzola sauce with walnuts, brightened up with crisp wine and lemon zest! recipe yields 2 servings as a main dish or 4 servings as an appetizer
Provided by Aleksandra
Categories Appetizer Main Course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Prepare all the ingredients.
- Cook the pasta al dente (it should have a bite to it), in a small amount of well-salted water. Drain the pasta about 30 seconds before the end of the cooking time, reserve about 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. While the pasta cooks, make the sauce.
- Heat the olive oil and butter in a large frying pan, add the walnuts, lemon zest, pepper, and garlic, cook over medium heat for about 2 minutes, until the walnuts are slightly browned and fragrant.
- Add the wine, cook, stirring constantly, for a couple of minutes, until almost evaporated.
- Add the cream, turn the heat to the minimum and add gorgonzola, stir until cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth, take the pan off the heat.
- Toss the cooked pasta with the sauce and add about 2-4 Tbsp of the pasta cooking water (add more if the sauce is too thick).
- Season to taste with salt and pepper (I like lots of pepper).
- Serve immediately (the sauce thickens quickly), sprinkle fresh basil leaves, grated parmesan and chopped walnuts on top (you can toast the walnut on a dry pan for extra flavor).
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 812 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving
GORGONZOLA AND TOASTED WALNUT SPREAD
The fabulous flavor of toasted walnuts infuses every bite of this rich and creamy spread. Have it ready in 10 minutes!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Appetizer
Time 10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of the Gorgonzola cheese for garnish. In food processor, place cream cheese, remaining Gorgonzola cheese, half-and-half and pepper. Cover and process just until blended.
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of the walnuts for garnish. Stir remaining walnuts into cheese mixture. Spoon into shallow serving bowl. Sprinkle with reserved Gorgonzola cheese, walnuts and the parsley. Serve with bread slices and apple slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 160 mg
GORGONZOLA AND TOASTED WALNUT SALAD
This salad couldn't be simpler and will be a hit with blue cheese lovers. Pecans can be substituted for the walnuts. Cooking time is for the time it takes to toast the walnuts in a 325 degree oven for a few minutes.
Provided by Hey Jude
Categories Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine lettuce with cheese and walnuts.
- Combine and whisk together dressing ingredients.
- Toss salad with enough dressing to coat but avoid over-dressing.
- Serve.
GORGONZOLA PASTA WITH SPINACH AND WALNUTS
This easy pasta dish takes less than 30 minutes and less than 10 ingredients to make. The gorgonzola packs a creamy punch of flavor that is well balanced by the Parmesan and buttery spinach. The finely chopped toasty walnuts add a nice crunchy texture to each bite.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
- Meanwhile, toast the walnuts in a large skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan occasionally, until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the walnuts to a cutting board (reserve the skillet) and let cool slightly, then very finely chop.
- In the last 2 minutes of cooking the pasta, add the butter to the skillet and melt over medium heat. Add the spinach, cover and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cooked pasta, gorgonzola, Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water to the skillet. Toss until the cheese is melted and the pasta is evenly coated in the sauce. Add more pasta water as needed; season with salt.
- Divide the pasta among shallow bowls and top with the walnuts. Drizzle any remaining sauce in the skillet on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 590, Fat 25 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Cholesterol 45 milligrams, Sodium 823 milligrams, Carbohydrate 70 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 22 grams, Sugar 2 grams
GORGONZOLA AND TOASTED WALNUT SPREAD
Yet another cheese spread that my family has come to love. This one is a bit more expensive to make, so I tend to keep it for special occasions only.
Provided by Felix4067
Categories Spreads
Time 5m
Yield 1 1/2 cups, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Reserve 1 tablespoon of the Gorgonzola and 1 tablespoon of the walnuts for garnish.
- In food processor, place the rest of the ingredients except the parsley.
- Cover and process just until blended.
- *If you don't have a food processor, you can mix with an electric mixer on medium speed in a glass bowl.
- Stir remaining walnuts into cheese mixture.
- Spoon into shallow serving bowl.
- Sprinkle with reserved Gorgonzola, walnuts, and the parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.2, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 29.8, Sodium 215, Carbohydrate 1.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.2, Protein 4.7
CROSTATA WITH APPLES, WALNUTS AND GORGONZOLA
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories appetizer
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the crust: In a food processor combine the flour, salt, and sugar. Pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is finely chopped and the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the mascarpone cheese and lemon juice and pulse a few times. Add the ice water and run the machine just until the mixture is moist and crumbly, but does not form a ball. Do not over mix. Turn the dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Press into a disc, cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- For the filling: Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the apple slices, sugar, and cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently, until the apples are softened, but not mushy, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, walnuts, and Gorgonzola.
- Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the inside of a 12 by 17-inch baking sheet and place on a work surface. Place the chilled dough on the parchment paper. Roll the dough out into an 11-inch circle, about 1/4-inch thick. Lift the parchment paper and transfer to the baking sheet. Spoon the apple filling into the center of the dough. Spread the filling evenly, leaving a 2-inch border. Fold the dough border over the filling to form an 8-inch round. Pleat the edge of the pastry and pinch to seal any cracks in the dough.
- Using a pastry brush, brush the crust with the beaten egg. Bake until the crust is golden, about 25 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
SWEET PEAR AND GORGONZOLA SALAD WITH ROCKET, WATERCRESS, WALNUTS, AND ORANGE FLOWER HONEY
This salad first appeared in Robin Leach's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (1986) cookbook and became an instant hit in my restaurants because the intense flavor of pears is concentrated by long and slow heating. Whenever a recipe calls for fruit to accompany meat, game or poultry (as in duck with pears), this is the best way I know to bring out the flavors of the fruit, giving a commercial product a new lease on life, as if it were ripe fruit fresh from a farm in Oregon or Long Island. The process is oven drying, slowly evaporating all that Colorado River irrigation water from the fruit without cooking it. Do the same thing with halved apples, peeled slice pineapple, quinces, plums, apricots (especially since they tend to be the most ruined by growers), peaches and figs. If you can find Zante or Champagne grapes, they are the perfect garnish for this dish, but Concords would not be bad either. I also like to make this salad with ripe white peach and rose peppercorns sprinkled over the peaches and cheese.
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Slice the pears in half lengthwise. Rub each half with a pinch of salt. Put parchment paper on a tray just large enough to hold the pears, and spread the sugar on the paper. There should be a 1/8-inch layer. Put the pear halves cut side down on the sugar and bake for 1 hour. When the pears are cool enough to handle, remove the cores and slice them crosswise into 1/8-inch sections.
- Put the lemon juice in a salad bowl with salt and pepper and mix to dissolve the salt, then whisk in the oil. Arrange the slices of pear 1 pear per plate, in 1 layer in the center of the plate, leaving a 3-inch gap in the center for the watercress and the rocket. Scatter the cheese and then the walnuts over the pears, and then drizzle the honey on top of the walnuts and cheese.
- Put the watercress, rocket, and basil in the salad bowl and toss together. Then place the salad in the center of the pears.
- Garnish with the flowers.
PEAR & GORGONZOLA CROSTINI
Pear & gorgonzola crostini, perfect vegetarian buffet finger-food
Provided by Merrilees Parker
Categories Buffet, Canapes, Side dish
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Halve and core the pears, then cut each one into 12 small wedges. Place in a heavy-based saucepan with the honey, port and wine. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until the pears are just tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife (they shouldn't be soft).
- Carefully tip the pears into a sieve set over a small saucepan and allow them to drain thoroughly.
- Reduce the liquid in the saucepan by two-thirds - it should have a syrupy consistency like runny honey. This will take 10-12 minutes. Pour the syrup into a small bowl and allow to cool while you prepare the bruschettas.
- Preheat the grill to hot. Cut the bread into 24 slices and brush both sides of each slice with olive oil. Grill until the bruschettas are golden on both sides. This only takes a minute, so keep watch.
- Spread each bruschetta with a little gorgonzola and top with a poached pear wedge. Arrange the bruschettas on a serving plate and drizzle with the port syrup using a teaspoon. Sprinkle over a little mustard and cress.
- Prepare ahead: you can poach the pears the day before and serve them cold - they're just as nice. Take them out of the syrup and reduce, then store the pears and syrup in separate plastic containers in the fridge. If the syrup is too thick the next day, add a little warm water, and if it is too thin, you can reduce it by simmering for a minute or two.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 268 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 22 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 1.26 milligram of sodium
PEAR, BLUE CHEESE, WALNUT SPREAD
This is a lovely cheese spread. The pears and walnuts give it a nice contrast. I have also used almond slices when I was out of walnuts.
Provided by Merlot
Categories Pears
Time 15m
Yield 3 cups (approx), 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Peel and core pears.
- Cut into 1/4 inch dice.
- Combine in a bowl with other ingredients, tossing to mix well.
- (Many times, I don't even bother with toasting the walnuts and it works out just fine).
- Serve with crackers or toasted pita wedges for scooping.
SAVORY GORGONZOLA SPREAD
Cream cheese, Gorgonzola, green onions and mint are blended in a food processor for a distinctive spread to serve with bread, bagels or crackers.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Herbs
Time 10m
Yield 12 servings, 2 Tbsp. each
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in food processor container fitted with steel blade; cover. Process until blended but not smooth.
- Serve with crusty French bread, bagels or woven wheat crackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 160 mg, Carbohydrate 1 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 1 g, Protein 3 g
GORGONZOLA, PEAR, AND WALNUT APPETIZER
The next time you're feeling peckish and looking for something to bridge the gap between meals, try crackers, the perfect ingredient for creating bite-sized snacks or pulling a tapas treat together from whatever happens to be in the fridge or pantry.
Provided by Mary Jenny
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 3m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Slice a pear along the side and place a piece on the cracker. Put a piece of the gorgonzola cheese on top of the pear slice.
- Breakup the walnuts into smaller pieces and place them on top of the cheese. The cheese should hold them to the canape.
- Drizzle some honey to sweeten. Tip: You can also add a slice of date instead of honey.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.4, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 3.8, Sodium 267.5, Carbohydrate 27.3, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 5, Protein 4.8
ITALIAN TORTA WITH MASCARPONE, GORGONZOLA, AND WALNUTS
This savory spread is served in the form of a cake and served at Christmas and New Year's parties in Italy. It's decadent spread on bread or crackers. It is usually served with mostarda di frutta (candied fruit in a spicy, sweet syrup). If you can't find that, serve with crisp pears and honey. If you like, you can use sprigs of rosemary, some cinnamon bark, or sticks to decorate a forest scene on the top.
Provided by Buckwheat Queen
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian Desserts
Time 1h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap.
- Put Gorgonzola cubes into a dish and cover with brandy. Set aside to let the cheese soften.
- Chop about 1/2 of the walnuts.
- Whisk the Gorgonzola mixture with mascarpone cheese. Add whipping cream and whip until creamy and well combined. Fold in the chopped walnuts. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan using a runner scraper to level the top.
- Refrigerate torta for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
- Use the plastic wrap to remove the torta from the loaf pan. Carefully flip it onto a rectangular serving plate. Garnish with remaining walnut halves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 361.5 calories, Carbohydrate 3.3 g, Cholesterol 73 mg, Fat 35 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 14.2 g, Sodium 228 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
GORGONZOLA AND WALNUT STUFFED CELERY
I am always looking for new twists on appetizers or new additions. Here is one recipe that comes from Cooking with Patty. It is an italian recipe using soft gorgonzola cheese not to be confused with American gorgonzola. However if you only can find the crumbled American gargonzola it can work see the tweeks below. Patty writes,"I'm a Gongonzola cheese lover, but if you've never tasted it I suggest you to try it before preparing this recipe. Gorgonzola has a characteristic taste and a distinctive flavor and for some of you it could be too strong. The best way to taste it is to leave it out of the fridge for at least 30 minutes before serving. Don't substitute Gorgonzola with blue cheese, Rockford or Stilton because they seem similar but they're not. The cheese used in this recipe is the sweet variety which is creamy and slightly spicy, not the spicy and hard type which resembles the above mentioned cheeses." See below for ways to make Patty's or the Americanized version. Both are a nice addition to any buffet. My guests enjoyed them. You only wish it made more. So if you like Gorgonzola double it. Enjoy. ChefDLH
Provided by ChefDLH
Categories Spreads
Time 10m
Yield 8 celery pieces, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- 1.Trim the stalks and cut them into 4-inch pieces.
- 2. In a bowl combine the gorgonzola cheese with the walnuts. Stir the ingredients together until smooth and well combined.
- 3. Fill the celery sticks with the cheese mixture and chill before serving.
- 4.****For the American Gorgonzola recipe****.
- use same ingredients but use 1/2 cup CRUMBLED Gorgonzola cheese and
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped GLAZED walnuts. The Americanized Gorgonzola is the spicier taste and the glazed walnuts counteract that with sweetness. The perfect match. You will need to mash the Gorgonzola with the back of a spoon and stir in the nuts. The mixture will be a thick paste to spread on the celery. Spread and Chill before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 38.5, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 6.3, Sodium 133.7, Carbohydrate 0.9, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.4, Protein 2.1
WALNUT, ARUGULA AND GORGONZOLA CROSTINI
Categories Appetizer Bake Cocktail Party Vegetarian Blue Cheese Walnut Arugula Healthy Bon Appétit Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Spread butter over 1 side of each baguette slice. Arrange baguette slices on baking sheet, butter side up. Bake baguette slices until golden, about 12 minutes. Cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Mix walnuts, Gorgonzola and arugula in medium bowl. Spoon nut-cheese mixture evenly atop baguette toasts, pressing to adhere. Season toasts with pepper. Bake toasts just until cheese melts, about 6 minutes. Cool crostini slightly. Arrange crostini on platter. Garnish platter with arugula leaves and serve.
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