Ricotta & Walnut Tagliatelle
Preparation 15 Minutes
Cook 10 Minutes
Serves 4
Method
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Place pasta into a large saucepan of boiling water and cook to pack directions, or until al dente. Drain.
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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.
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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
Recipe Collection
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- Combine flour, baking powder and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
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Add fruit mince in an even layer into tart case.
Cut out star shapes from shortcrust sheet.
Brush each pastry shape with beaten egg and place pastry egg-side down on fruit mince.
Bake tart about 20 minutes or until browned lightly. Dust with a little sifted icing sugar before serving.
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Approx 2 hrs
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line muffin tin with baking paper muffin wrappers.
Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until combined. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; using a wooden spoon, stir in sifted dry ingredients, banana, nuts and milk. Spread mixture evenly into the muffin pan.
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Melt the butter and white chocolate in a bowl over a pot of water and take off to cool once combined and fully melted.
In another bowl, mix the muscovado sugar, caster sugar and eggs together until thick and glossy. Approximately 2 minutes.
Once the butter and white chocolate mixture is cooled, mix in 1/3 to the sugar and eggs, and then fold in the rest.
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Pour batter into your lines baking tin and for 35-45 minutes. The centre should still have a little wobble and a tooth pick should come out a little fudgy.
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