Creamy Pasta With Gorgonzola, Radicchio and Walnuts

Creamy Pasta with Gorgonzola, Radicchio and Walnuts is a creamy and fragrant main dish, prepared with sedanini rigati, fresh radicchio cut into strips, sweet Gorgonzola, shredded thyme, ground pepper and chopped walnut kernels: the latter will give the dish a pleasantly crunchy note.

This is therefore a recipe that combines, for a perfect combination of flavors, the slightly bitter taste of radicchio with the delicacy of blue cheese, left to melt gently on the heat with a couple of spoons of boiling water.

Perfect for a Sunday family lunch or a casual dinner with friends in the winter, this radicchio and gorgonzola pasta can be topped with grated pecorino cheese or, for an even more indulgent dish, with crumbled sausage.

How to Make Creamy Radicchio and Gorgonzola Pasta

Step 1

Step 1

To prepare the radicchio and gorgonzola pasta, first plunge the sedanini rigati into plenty of lightly salted boiling water and let them cook for a couple of minutes less than the time indicated on the package; then clean the radicchio and cut it into strips.

To prepare the radicchio and gorgonzola pasta, first plunge the sedanini rigati into plenty of lightly salted boiling water and let them cook for a couple of minutes less than the time indicated on the package; then clean the radicchio and cut it into strips.

Step 2

Step 2

In a non-stick pan, toast the chopped walnut kernels, being careful not to burn them; then remove them and set aside.

In a non-stick pan, toast the chopped walnut kernels, being careful not to burn them; then remove them and set aside.

Step 3

Step 3

In the same pan, pour the gorgonzola and a ladle of pasta cooking water.

In the same pan, pour the gorgonzola and a ladle of pasta cooking water.

Step 4

Step 4

Melt the cheese over a low flame.

Melt the cheese over a low flame.

Step 5

Step 5

Drain the pasta al dente and transfer it directly into the pan with the cheese fondue and cook it, adding a drop of boiling water if necessary.

Drain the pasta al dente and transfer it directly into the pan with the cheese fondue and cook it, adding a drop of boiling water if necessary.

Step 6

Step 6

A few moments before the end, add the toasted walnut kernels and the radicchio cut into strips, then mix carefully.

A few moments before the end, add the toasted walnut kernels and the radicchio cut into strips, then mix carefully.

Step 7

Step 7

Season with a pinch of freshly ground pepper and a few sprigs of chopped thyme.

Season with a pinch of freshly ground pepper and a few sprigs of chopped thyme.

Step 8

Step 8

Divide the radicchio and gorgonzola pasta onto individual plates, bring to the table and serve. Enjoy!

Divide the radicchio and gorgonzola pasta onto individual plates, bring to the table and serve. Enjoy!