BLEU CHEESE BOW TIES WITH RED GRAPES AND TOASTED WALNUTS

Depending on your taste for bleu cheese, you can use more or less to suit yourself. This is a wonderful chilled salad which would be perfect for a brunch or luncheon.

8 oz. bow tie pasta, uncooked
3 cups red seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 cup good bleu cheese, crumbled
1 clove garlic, mminced
sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

Cook pasta to al dente; drain well. Rinse with cold water; drain. Combine with grapes through salt and pepper.

Whisk together mayonnaise and lemon juice; add to pasta mixture. Cover and chill at least 4 hours for flavors to blend. Add walnuts when ready to serve, tossing mixture well.

Serves: 6 to 8

"Rupert, is this bleu cheese, or is this cheese that's gone bleu?"