Smoked Salmon Pasta

23 August 2013

If this pasta salad was the healthy take on the Italian carb-y goodness, this is the polar opposite. Unbutton your jeans, because this is one hearty dish.

When I transitioned from being in boarding school to living alone for university, one of the most daunting prospects was cooking for myself. Since smoked salmon is my favourite food, I made a beeline for this recipe to have in my arsenal, as my very first "cook to impress" meal.

I have since tweaked the original (read = play it by ear every time), and have no idea where I found the recipe, but nevertheless this is my take on it.

Once you've put a big pot of water on the stove to boil, take a few stalks of spring onion, a generous amount of garlic, and chop/crush respectively.





Cut about 100g of smoked salmon into bite sized pieces, and prepare half a lemon for later.




Fry the spring onions and garlic in a bit of olive oil until it sizzles and smells delicious, and then pour in 300ml of single cream. Add the juice of the lemon.





Let it simmer on low heat, and in the meantime boil your pasta. I used regular spaghetti this time, but my favourite for this dish would be linguini or fettucini.




A couple of minutes before the pasta is ready, add the smoked salmon to the cream sauce and season to taste.





Drain the pasta, mix with the sauce, and you're done.




Add a sprinkle of your favourite herb & some parmesan, and enjoy!





This was just what we needed last weekend. I went all out and also baked some brownies, with a secret family recipe that I was kindly given. Ridiculously indulgent and worth every bite.





12 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, this looks SO yummy! You've made me super hungry!

    Jennie xo | sailorjennie.com

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    1. it's honestly so easy, and looks fancier than it is. hope you get a chance to try it! x

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  2. This looks delicious! I love a good easy but impressive meal :) also I swear a brownie is not a brownie unless it is made using a secret family recipe! Have an awesome weekend!

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    1. haha i love that, and i think i would have to agree! these are probably the best brownies i've ever made :) x

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  3. This recipe looks amazing! Also, I've nominated your blog for a Liebster Award! If you'd like to accept, you can follow the rules and directions via the link below! Love your blog! :)

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  4. This looks really, really good. Proper comfort food!! Your husband is a lucky man ;)

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    1. haha! well i'm much less of a domestic goddess than this might suggest, but he puts up with me nonetheless :) x

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  5. The pasta looks delicious. I assuming the fish can be substituted with anything? Shrimp perhaps? Thanks for sharing the recipe, I will have to give it a shot... :)

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    1. definitely! actually you just gave me a great idea :) thank you! x

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  6. Great & uber delicious post :) Def want to try out the creamy salmon pasta for sure!
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  7. Just bookmarked this! Wow! It looks absolutely delicious <3 definitely going to have to give it a try, love salmon!xx

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