Blackberry Balsamic Pasta
Time:45 minutes
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Serves:
2-3
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 large red onion
- 2 ¼ teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 quarts water
- 8 ounces purchased fettuccini
- 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll’s Blackberries
- 2 tablespoons balsamic glaze
- 4 ounces goat cheese
Directions
- CHOP 1/2 cup walnuts roughly.
- PLACE walnuts into a skillet.
- COOK over medium-low heat about 5 minutes and STIR frequently until walnuts are toasted and fragrant.
- SET ASIDE toasted walnuts.
- PLACE 2 tablespoons olive oil into skillet.
- ADD 1 tablespoon unsalted butter.
- SLICE 1 large red onion into thin slices.
- ADD onion slices to skillet.
- ADD 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- ADD 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- COOK 20 – 25 minutes on low heat and STIR occasionally until onions are well caramelized.
- REMOVE skillet from heat and SET ASIDE.
- POUR about 2 quarts of water into a large pot.
- ADD about 2 teaspoons salt.
- BRING water to boil over high heat.
- ADD 8 ounces purchased fettuccini and COOK according to package instructions until al dente.
- RESERVE 1/2 cup pasta water.
- DRAIN fettuccini and SET ASIDE.
- RETURN skillet to medium heat.
- ADD 2 – 3 tablespoons reserved pasta water.
- USE a wooden spoon or spatula to SCRAPE browned bits off bottom of skillet.
- SIMMER and STIR until liquid is reduced by half.
- RESERVE one-quarter of 1 package (6 ounces) blackberries.
- ADD remaining blackberries to skillet.
- COOK over medium heat 2 – 3 minutes and MASH blackberries until pureed.
- ADD 2 tablespoons balsamic glaze.
- CRUMBLE 4 ounces goat cheese.
- RESERVE 1 ounce crumbled goat cheese and ADD remaining 3 ounces to skillet.
- STIR until creamy.
- ADD additional pasta water as needed.
- ADD drained fettuccini and TOSS gently.
- TASTE pasta and ADD salt and pepper as needed.
- RESERVE one-quarter of chopped walnuts and ADD remaining walnuts to skillet.
- STIR gently until combined.
- DIVIDE pasta between 2 – 3 pasta bowls.
- GARNISH with reserved blackberries.
- GARNISH with reserved toasted walnuts.
- GARNISH with reserved crumbled goat cheese.
- SERVE immediately.
