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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist Salt and pepper 3/4 pound spaghettini or spaghetti 4 ounces fresh goat cheese 10 ounces baby spinach (10 cups) 3 cups fresh parsley, chopped 2 cups fresh cilantro, chopped 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest plus 1 tablespoon juice 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped

Cook’s Notes This dish has a double dose of lemon: Juice adds tartness, while zest contributes a softer, more floral flavor.

Gallery Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4 grocery-bag-pasta-008-med109000.jpg

Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 10 mins total: 20 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 10 mins

total: 20 mins

prep:

10 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings: 4

4

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grocery-bag-pasta-008-med109000.jpg

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Salt and pepper 3/4 pound spaghettini or spaghetti 4 ounces fresh goat cheese 10 ounces baby spinach (10 cups) 3 cups fresh parsley, chopped 2 cups fresh cilantro, chopped 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest plus 1 tablespoon juice 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, chopped

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Reserve 2 cups pasta water, then drain.

In pot, stir together goat cheese and 1 cup pasta water over medium. Add pasta, spinach, parsley, cilantro, lemon zest and juice, and more pasta water if necessary to create a light sauce that coats pasta; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

Cook’s Notes This dish has a double dose of lemon: Juice adds tartness, while zest contributes a softer, more floral flavor.

Cook’s Notes

This dish has a double dose of lemon: Juice adds tartness, while zest contributes a softer, more floral flavor.

Reviews (8)

 Add Rating & Review     159 Ratings   5 star values:        36    4 star values:        63    3 star values:        40    2 star values:        16    1 star values:        4

Reviews (8)

Add Rating & Review     159 Ratings   5 star values:        36    4 star values:        63    3 star values:        40    2 star values:        16    1 star values:        4

Add Rating & Review

159 Ratings 5 star values: 36 4 star values: 63 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 16 1 star values: 4

159 Ratings 5 star values: 36 4 star values: 63 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 16 1 star values: 4

159 Ratings 5 star values: 36 4 star values: 63 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 16 1 star values: 4

  • 5 star values: 36 4 star values: 63 3 star values: 40 2 star values: 16 1 star values: 4

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 1 stars       06/24/2018   Although, I make a new receipe every week using Pinterest, this is actually the first review I’ve ever written. Unfortunately, becasue I didn’t really enjoy this receipe, I felt compelled to leave some feedback. I think the issue here is that it’s lacking a ton of flavor. Maybe garlic could help but the overwhelming amount of spinach, parsley, and cilantro really takes over and really feels like you’re eating the lawn as someone else wrote (I should have read this before I made it). The recipe is seriously missing something while overcompensating with the spinach and more.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/05/2017   As soon as I make it ...daughter can't eat cilantro ...and parsley is harsh ...can I substitute herbs???..Recommendstions..?  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/12/2015   Reserved a little more than 1 c. of pasta water so I could play with the consistency. Used my mini chop (mini food processor) and pre-minced the following seperately: 1 bunch of cilantro, 1 bunch parsley, about a 1/2 c. - 1c. of walnuts. I roughly chopped, salted and then crushed garlic and sauteed it for a minute in the pan w/EVO, then added the nuts, then goat cheese and water - followed by the juice and zest of a whole lemon. Add parmesan to thicken - about 1 c. Add greens/pasta/salt.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       11/24/2014   We enjoyed this recipe but it does need a little tweaking. I used only 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and I still felt that the sauce was too light so next time I'll use more goat cheese. I roughly chopped the spinach since my daughter isn't fond of large pieces of spinach (yes my 18 month old old it!) I agree with the reviewer that it could use more richness. Perhaps next time I'll grind the walnuts in the food processor and mix into the sauce, & still top with some toasted walnuts.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/02/2014   Bacon. It needs bacon. My husband loved it as is, but I think the acid of the lemon, along with the greens, needs to be balanced with some richness. I'm going to try Black Forest next time. I loved that it had so many nutrient rich greens it it, though I was a bit apprehensive while cooking it. I cooked them down a bit, and they were perfect!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/20/2013   I made this tonight and thought it was GREAT! Thanks Sarah! Once again a wonderfully healthy dinner.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 2 stars       02/20/2013   Not a fan of this one. I didn't add all of the herbs and even still it felt like I was eating the lawn. I agree w/ the other commenter that it was missing something, but i couldn't quite figure it out.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/01/2012   This was good, and easy. Goat cheese adds nice tang and is really tasty, but even though there was a ton of cilantro and parsley, it was still missing something. Maybe some smoked salmon and arugula next time instead of spinach.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 1 stars 06/24/2018

Although, I make a new receipe every week using Pinterest, this is actually the first review I’ve ever written. Unfortunately, becasue I didn’t really enjoy this receipe, I felt compelled to leave some feedback. I think the issue here is that it’s lacking a ton of flavor. Maybe garlic could help but the overwhelming amount of spinach, parsley, and cilantro really takes over and really feels like you’re eating the lawn as someone else wrote (I should have read this before I made it). The recipe is seriously missing something while overcompensating with the spinach and more.

Rating: 1 stars

Rating: Unrated 07/05/2017

As soon as I make it …daughter can’t eat cilantro …and parsley is harsh …can I substitute herbs???..Recommendstions..?

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 05/12/2015

Reserved a little more than 1 c. of pasta water so I could play with the consistency. Used my mini chop (mini food processor) and pre-minced the following seperately: 1 bunch of cilantro, 1 bunch parsley, about a 1/2 c. - 1c. of walnuts. I roughly chopped, salted and then crushed garlic and sauteed it for a minute in the pan w/EVO, then added the nuts, then goat cheese and water - followed by the juice and zest of a whole lemon. Add parmesan to thicken - about 1 c. Add greens/pasta/salt.

Rating: 4 stars 11/24/2014

We enjoyed this recipe but it does need a little tweaking. I used only 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and I still felt that the sauce was too light so next time I’ll use more goat cheese. I roughly chopped the spinach since my daughter isn’t fond of large pieces of spinach (yes my 18 month old old it!) I agree with the reviewer that it could use more richness. Perhaps next time I’ll grind the walnuts in the food processor and mix into the sauce, & still top with some toasted walnuts.

Rating: 4 stars

Rating: Unrated 08/02/2014

Bacon. It needs bacon. My husband loved it as is, but I think the acid of the lemon, along with the greens, needs to be balanced with some richness. I’m going to try Black Forest next time. I loved that it had so many nutrient rich greens it it, though I was a bit apprehensive while cooking it. I cooked them down a bit, and they were perfect!

Rating: 5 stars 02/20/2013

I made this tonight and thought it was GREAT! Thanks Sarah! Once again a wonderfully healthy dinner.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 2 stars 02/20/2013

Not a fan of this one. I didn’t add all of the herbs and even still it felt like I was eating the lawn. I agree w/ the other commenter that it was missing something, but i couldn’t quite figure it out.

Rating: 2 stars

Rating: Unrated 11/01/2012

This was good, and easy. Goat cheese adds nice tang and is really tasty, but even though there was a ton of cilantro and parsley, it was still missing something. Maybe some smoked salmon and arugula next time instead of spinach.

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