Name: Spaghetti with radicchio, pear, blue cheese and walnuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gram spaghetti; 1/2 cup (50g) walnuts; 50 gram butter; 2 baby pears (200g), halved, cored, sliced thinly; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2/3 cup (160ml) pouring cream; 1 medium_piece radicchio (200g), leaves separated, torn; 80 gram blue cheese, crumbled

Ingredients

500 gram spaghetti

1/2 cup (50g) walnuts

50 gram butter

2 baby pears (200g), halved, cored, sliced thinly

1 clove garlic, crushed

2/3 cup (160ml) pouring cream

1 medium_piece radicchio (200g), leaves separated, torn

80 gram blue cheese, crumbled

Method

1.Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water 8 minutes or until just tender; drain. Return to pan to keep warm.

2.Meanwhile, toast walnuts in a large frying pan over medium heat 5 minutes or until browned lightly. Chop coarsely.

3.Melt butter in same frying pan over medium-high heat; cook pears, stirring, 2 minutes or until beginning to caramelise. Add garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant. Stir in cream; bring to the boil.

4.Add pasta, radicchio and half the nuts to pear mixture, sprinkle with cheese; toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Serve pasta sprinkled with remaining nuts.

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