Pasta with Hazelnuts and Mascarpone

3 cups dried spaghetti
1 tbsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
1 green chilli, chopped
2 garlic cloves, sliced
1/3 cup butter
2 tbsp hazelnut oil
2 garlic cloves
Cracked black pepper
Parmesan cheese grated

Here’s how

  1. Firstly cook the pasta in lots of boiling salted water for 9 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile cook the chopped garlic and chilli in a frying pan with the olive oil until soft.
  3. Add the sliced Oregon Hazelnuts and hazelnut oil, continue to cook for a further 2 minutes.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the ingredient into a small bowl. Return the pan to the heat and add the butter and olive oil.
  5. Add the remaining garlic and cracked black pepper.
  6. While the pasta is cooking, lift out 4 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into the pan with the garlic and butter to make an emulsion based sauce for the pasta. When the pasta is cooked, use a pair of tongs to lift out of the water and add to the sauce.
  7. Stir in the grated parmesan cheese.
  8. Sprinkle over the green chilli, garlic and Oregon Hazelnuts over the top of the cooked pasta and serve.