Farfalle With Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese Food

FARFALLE WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Add onions to pot, then immediately drain remaining water. Return onions and pasta to pot.
• Add cream cheese, dill, capers and salmon to pot. Toss ingredients together, adding a little bit of the reserved water at a time to form a thin sauce that coats the pasta. You may not need all of the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Once it's cooked, drain, reserving some of the water, and tip it back into the pan. Add the soft cheese, lemon juice and gravadlax or smoked salmon with some pepper and mix well. Add a little of the pasta water to help form a creamy sauce, and heat through.
• Add most of the chives, stir, and divide the pasta mixture between bowls. Serve with the remaining chives scattered on top.

FARFALLE (BOW TIE PASTA) WITH SMOKED SALMON AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• In a large pot with about 1 gallon of water and 3 tablespoons of salt, boll the water, add pasta to boiling water. Cook according to package directions; drain.
• In a large skillet or pot melt butter.
• Stir in vegetables and cook until tender.
• Stir in smoked salmon and heat through.
• Stir in cream and reduce by half, tossing all ingredients together.
• Stir in cooked pasta and toss.

CREAMY FARFALLE WITH SALMON AND PEAS

Steps:

• Heat broiler to low. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Season salmon with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Broil until cooked through, 5 minutes per side. Let cool; cut salmon into bite-size pieces. Cook pasta as directed on package; add peas 3 minutes before end of cooking time; drain. Whisk 1/4 cup milk and flour in a small saucepan until smooth; whisk in remaining 1 1/4 cups milk, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook over medium heat, whisking, until as thick as heavy cream, 10 minutes. Remove from heat; add Neufchaåtel and 1 tbsp dill; whisk until cheese melts. Toss pasta and peas with sauce and salmon; drizzle with juice. Garnish with zest and remaining 1 tablespoon dill.

FARFALLE AL SALMONE AFFUMICATO (PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON CREAM)

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in lots of boiling, salted water until dente. Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, saute garlic in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes, careful not to let the garlic brown or burn. Add vodka and cook a further minute or so for alcohol to evaporate. Add half and half and cream cheese and whisk until the cream cheese has melted into the sauce. Add the pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and all of the smoked salmon. Keep tossing and cooking the pasta in the sauce for 1-2 minutes so that the pasta absorbs some of the sauce, but is still coated in a 'runny' and creamy sauce.
• Garnish at table with freshly-grated parmegiano-reggiano cheese and more freshly-cracked black pepper, as desired.

BOW TIE PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions.
• Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Add onion to pot; immediately drain pasta mixture, and return to pot.
• Add cream cheese, dill, capers, and salmon to pasta.
• Toss, adding reserved pasta water a little at a time to create a thin sauce that coats pasta (you may not need all the water).
• Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Serve.