Pasta with Nut Sauce

Ingredients

• 400 g penne pasta
• 4 tbsp coarsely chopped macadamia nuts
• 1 tbsp ground macadamia nuts
• 250 ml heavy cream
• Parmesan (50 g, grated)
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 1 tbsp sage leaves (finely sliced)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente.

2. 2.

   Toast the chopped nuts in a dry pan without fat, then set aside.

3. 3.

   Whisk together the grated cheese with the cream and ground nuts; simmer briefly. Season with salt and pepper, stir in the toasted nuts and sage, and combine with the cooked pasta.