Gorgonzola and Walnut Anolini
Recipes and photography by Shirley Garner and Mathieu Zouhairi
Serves 2
Dough:
Filling:
Bake at 350°F
Bring large pot of salted water to a boil
Instructions:
- Combine the flour and the salt in a bowl, and transfer the mixture to a work surface. Form a well in the center. Crack the eggs into the well, and add the olive oil. Knead until the dough is smooth. Form the dough into a ball, cover in plastic wrap, and set aside to rest at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Roughly chop the walnuts, and arrange them on a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake at 350°F for 6 minutes.
- Mix the gorgonzola and Parmesan together in a mixing bowl, and season with pepper.
- Roll out the dough very thin (about 1/32 inch). Divide into two pieces.
- Place small balls of filling on one of the two pasta sheets, spacing them out about ¼ inch apart. Cover with the other dough half, and cut the anolini with a cookie cutter or anolini cutter.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the anolini in batches for 1 minute. Drain.
- In a small pan, heat the butter over low heat until foamy. As soon as it stops foaming and takes on a golden color, remove from the heat. Add the anolini and toss well in the browned butter, then sprinkle with the toasted walnuts, and serve.
© The Social Food by Shirley Garrier and Mathieu Zouhairi, Rizzoli New York, 2022. Photographs © Shirley Garrier and Mathieu Zouhairi