Pasta With Nuts

• 2 T almond butter
• 1/2 C hot water
• 2 T butter
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 clover garlic, minced
• 1/3 C shelled pistachio nuts
• 1/3 C pine nuts
• 1 1/2 T salt
• 1/4 t black pepper, fresh-ground
• 3/4 C angel hair
• 1/2 C grated Asiago cheese, plus more for serving

1. 1. In a small bowl, combine the almond butter and hot water.
2. 2. In a medium frying pan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the shallot and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 2 minutes. Raise the heat to medium, add the pistachios and pine nuts and cook until the nuts brown, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in the salt and pepper.
3. 3. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta until just done, about 3 minutes. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Drain the pasta. Toss with the almond-utter mixture, the nuts and grated cheese. If the pasta seems dry, add some of the hot pasta water. Serve at once with additional grated cheese.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pasta-with-nuts-51124741 (may not work)