Nut sauce ''Salsa di noci''

Liguria

Cooking time: None Difficulty: Ingredients, amounts for several people: garlic: ½ clove milk: curdled milk or cream: 3 tbsp soft inside of bread after crust has been removed/breadcrumbs: walnuts: 1 lb 2 oz olive oil: salt:

Preparation: Peel the nuts and scald. Put into a mortar and crush with the garlic, the breadcrumbs soaked in milk and well squeezed and salt, until a creamy mixture is obtained; then add a little at a time and always using the pestle, some spoonfuls of olive oil, the milk curds until there is a - not very liquidy - sauce. In case the sauce is too compact add a little of the fresh cream or milk curds.