Lemon Walnut Pesto & Arugula Pasta

By Janet-2

Ingredients

• trecchi (or penne) pasta
• hen of the woods mushrooms
• pine nuts
• arugula
• lemon
• walnuts
• ricotta cheese
• olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

Boil pasta and set aside.

Squeeze fresh lemon juice, 4 tbsps. Chop up walnuts. Slice up ricotta cheese. In processor, blend lemon juice, walnuts, and ricotta cheese into a pesto.

Lightly toast pine nuts. Saute mushrooms in olive oil with pine nut in a heavy skillet.

Blend mushrooms, pine nuts with pesto. Add arugula to pasta and add pesto and mix well.

Add salt and pepper to taste.