Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 ts Butter, melted 1/2 ts Pepper
1/4 c Walnuts, chopped 2 tb Oregano or
3 ts Salt 1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/2 lb Bowties 1/4 c Parsley, chopped
-or other short pasta 2 Roasted red bell peppers,
1 1/2 c Onion(s), chopped -diced, juice reserved
1 tb Olive oil 1/3 c Grated Parmesan cheese
1 tb Garlic, sliced

1. Preheat oven to 325øF.

2. Mix the butter and chopped walnuts in a bowl, then transfer to a
roasting pan. Roast until the walnuts have darkened in color, 5-10
minutes. Set aside.

3. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add 2 tsp salt and
the pasta. Cover until the water returns to a boil. Cook until tender
but fir, 7-9 minutes. Before draining pasta, reserve ¬ cup of the
pasta water.

4. In a medium skillet, saut? the onion(s) over medium heat in the
olive oil until they begin to brown, 8-10 minutes.

5. Add the garlic and saut? for 2-3 minutes. Add the reserved pasta
water and simmer for 1 minute. Add the remaining 1 tsp salt, pepper,
oregano, parsley, and roasted peppers and their juice, and remove
from the heat.

6. Drain the pasta and add to the sauce. Toss. Add the walnuts and
Parmesan cheese, and toss again. Serve hot or at room temperature.

The Occasional Vegetarian by Karen Lee ISBN 0-446-51792-5 pg 140-141
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 10-04-95

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