Linguine with Pumpkin, Rocket and roasted Walnuts
By: Matt
Published: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - 7:29pm

Ingredients




For the pumpkin
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
12 oz pumpkin (cut in small cubes ca. 1 inch / 2 cm)
1 tsp sea salt
1⁄2 cup water
For the topping
1⁄2 tsp black pepper (ground)
1⁄2 lemon (juiced and some zest)
1⁄2 cup walnut (crushed and roasted)
For the linguine
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic (minced)
9 oz linguine
4 cups rocket (washed)

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 440 F (225 degrees). 2 Mix the pumpkin with the olive oil and spread it on a backing sheet. 3 Roast the pumpkin for about 20 minutes until golden brown, and put 1/3 of the pumpkin into a bowl for the sauce. 4 Preheat a big pot of water and boil the pasta according to the cooking instructions on the package for about 12 minutes until dente. 5 For the sauce use 1/3 of the roasted pumpkin and add the rest of the ingredients for the pumpkin and blend everything well with an immersion blender. 6 Preheat a big pot or big skillet with olive oil for the linguine, add the garlic and rocket and fry four about 1 minute. 7 Add the cooked noodles and the the sauce and the rest of the roasted pumpkin, stir everything well. 8 Before serving adjust taste and add some linguine on the plate and sprinkle with the topping.

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Linguine with Pumpkin, Rocket and roasted Walnuts