Pasta With Nuts

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   1. In a small bowl, combine the almond butter and hot water.

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   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.

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   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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