Creamy Pasta With Smoked Salmon Arugula And Lemon Food

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta until just shy of al dente. Drain, reserving some pasta water.
• While the water is boiling, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the salmon, lemon juice, half of the lemon zest, and half of the chives. Cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the cream and cook over low heat (the cream should be at a simmer) for about 5 minutes.
• Add the drained pasta to the cream mixture. Cook for a few minutes, tossing to coat. Taste for seasoning. If the pasta looks a little dry, add pasta water a tablespoon or two at a time until it is creamy enough.
• Serve immediately, topped with the remaining chives and lemon zest.

CREAMY SMOKED SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Boil a large pot of water and add a generous pinch of salt. Cook pasta just to al dente, according to package directions.
• While the pasta cooks, prepare the sauce. Add butter and oil to a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
• When butter is melted, add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, just until fragrant.
• Add broth, wine, and lemon juice to the pan. Cook until the sauce is reduced by about half, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the cream and let the sauce cook for 1 minute more, just to warm it through. Remove pan from the heat, stir in the salmon pieces, and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Drain the pasta and add it to the skillet, stirring gently to coat with the sauce. For a pop of color and flavor, sprinkle with chopped fresh dill and parsley. Serve right away. Enjoy!

CREAMY PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON, ARUGULA AND LEMON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salty water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta. While it cooks, combine in a large serving bowl the yogurt, salmon, garlic, lemon zest and juice, arugula and dill. Just before the pasta is finished cooking, scoop out 1/2 cup pasta water and reserve.
• Drain the pasta and slide it into the bowl. Using two spoons, toss the pasta and sauce as you would a salad. If the sauce is too thick, add a little of the reserved pasta water. Season to taste with salt and grind a generous amount of pepper on top.

LINGUINE WITH SALMON AND ARUGULA

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook just until tender, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add wine, clam juice, lemon juice and marjoram; simmer 5 minutes. Add salmon and simmer until almost cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add arugula, capers and fresh herbs to salmon mixture. Simmer until salmon is just cooked through and arugula is just wilted, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook linguine in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta well and return to pot. Add salmon-arugula mixture to pasta and toss to coat. Serve warm.

PASTA WITH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook for 8 minutes or until reduced by about half. Stir in cream. , Cook, uncovered, 8-10 minutes longer or until sauce is reduced to 1-1/4 cups. Drain pasta; toss with sauce.