Mezze Maniche with Gorgonzola Pears and Walnuts (Mezze Maniche con Gorgonzola pere e noci)
Ingredients for 4 persons
320 gr (11.28 oz) Mezze Maniche - Short Pasta
200 gr (7.05 oz) Gorgonzola - Italian Blue Cheese
100 gr (3.52 oz) Shelled Walnuts
80 gr (2.82 oz) Butter
1 ½ Diced Pear
1 Cup Cream
Fresh Chopped Parsley
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and Black Pepper
Put the pasta into a large pot of boiling salted water
Heat a frying pan then add butter, cracked walnuts, diced pear, a pinch of salt, chopped parsley, Gorgonzola cheese then pour in the cream
Saute and let gorgonzola melt
When the sauce begins to simmer, turn off the heat
Drain pasta and put it into the pan
Raise the heat, add 1 ladle of pasta cooking water and saute for a couple of minutes
