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Ingredients
for
4
Watercress Pasta with Walnuts
40 min., ready in 1 hr 20 min.
Time:
623
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
68 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 150 grams Watercress
- salt
- 400 grams Pastry flour
- 4 eggs
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- Pastry flour (for work surface)
- 60 grams chopped Walnut
- 2 Tbsps butter
- freshly ground peppers
Preparation
1.
Rinse cress and blanch in boiling salted water. Squeeze and chop finely.
2.
Combine flour, eggs, oil and 1 teaspoon of salt, knead into a smooth, pliable dough. Add some water or flour, if necessary. Shape dough into a ball and wrap in a plastic wrap, let stand for about 30 minutes.
3.
Divide dough into 3-4 pieces and knead each piece well, add cress to each dough roll. Roll out into thick rectangles, using pasta machine or a rolling pin. Cut into strips (about 5 mm wide) (approximately 1/5 inch) and dry on a floured surface.
4.
Cook pasta for about 5 minutes in boiling salted water.
5.
Toast nuts in a dry pan fry until fragrant. Add butter and drained pasta, toss well (if necessary, add a little pasta water). Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 623 cal. | (30 %) | ||
| Protein | 20 g | (20 %) | ||
| Fat | 26 g | (22 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 78 g | (52 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 4.1 g | (14 %) |