I love salmon especially when it’s smoked to added that gorgeous flavour that really makes my mouth water. It’s such an easy addition to a dish and brings with it essential fatty acids which we all need to lower the risk of heart disease and Alzheimers, diabetes, asthma and other conditions. Salmon also contains B vitamins, vitamin D but, on the other side there is a considerable amount of salt due to the curing process so best not to add any more salt unless your dish really needs it.
I love using smoked salmon in recipes as it adds a wonderful flavour. Pasta (I like to use wholemeal, which adds fibre to the dish) goes really well with smoked salmon, add some cheese and cream and it becomes one of those really comforting meals that fortunately doesn’t take long to make yet tastes great the only way you could possibly improve it is to make it calorie free and that isn’t happening in the near future.
Serves 2
Ingredients
240g wholewheat pasta
2 cloves of garlic
1 medium while onion
65g Grana Padano
400ml double cream
1tsp olive oil
50g mature cheddar
130g smoked salmon cut into bitesize pieces
freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4tsp freshly grated nutmeg
salt to taste if you feel it’s required
Method
Boil your pasta until it is al dente (still firm but cooked through)
Whilst the pasta is cooking chop the onions and cook them in the tsp of olive oil until they turn a little golden then chop the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Add the cream to the onion and garlic and bring to the boil then add in the cream and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
While the cream is simmering add in the cheeses so that they melt, stir well.
Toss in the precut salmon, stir and pour over the pasta.
Serve hot and enjoy!
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Thank you for the recipe, so nice to find a comforting, yummy meal that isn’t tooooo bad for you!
We love salmon but tend to eat it as a fillet rather than an ingredient. I love the look of this, a great way to get the children to eat it too as they love pasta. I am definitely saving this to give it a go next week, thank you for sharing!!
Oh i was thinking today that I needed to eat more fish. I think that I will be making this tomorrow night for dinner
Will have to try this one for my boyfriend, he loves pasta dishes and the salmon just brings it up a whole level.
This is exactly my kind of meal! Looks delicious!
Looks delicious 😀 better cook than me! 😀
Not at all this is really simple. Give it a try x
Oh wow this sounds absolutely delicious! What a treat. x
Yum we are having tuna pasta bake tomorrow but I’m going to add this pasta dish to next week’s menu.
Enjoy Joanna, it’s good to mix it up a bit.
Oh looks delicious
Simple quick and nutritious
Always looking for new recipes thankyou
I love salmon too and this looks so delicious. Must save this recipe 🙂
I’m really pleased that this dish is so popular. Enjoy making it.
One can never go wrong with a pasta as it is so versatile and can be served with lots of salad as a satisfying meal.
It’s so easy to create great dishes with pasta.
This looks yummy. I will definitely try this.
Enjoy, I do love this dish.
This looks so delicious! Bookmarking this!
Oliver
Enjoy Oliver, it’s a nice easy dish for entertaining too.
Yum, this sounds gorgeous!
Thanks Jess, it’s a really tasty dish.
Oh this sounds great. The guys love salmon and I think they’d be pretty happy with a meal like this.
Glad you liked the recipe Liz.
I’m a big fan of smoked salmon too, especially hot smoked. I have it at least once a week! Lovely recipe!
I love hot smoked salmon it’s yummy.
Oooh I’ll have to try this for the kids. They have their dad’s love of pasta and have somehow developed a taste for fish! H x
Perfect, they will love it.
My partner would love this dish, I will have to make it for him sometime. Thank’s for sharing x
You are very welcome Lindsay, enjoy.
Looks like a great dish, I’m going to give it a go.
Enjoy Kara 😉
I adore Salmon and could happily eat it everyday as it is such a good food to work with x
Salmon is great for all sorts of reasons including skin health which many don’t realise.
Now that looks so delicious! I would love to make this myself! Gorgeous
It really is I plan to make it again very soon.
I love salmon too but always struggle about what to do with it, thanks for the idea!
Glad you liked it Sam, have fun making it.
Why have I never made this?! It look ad sounds so delicious and comforting.. I may go an grab the ingredients today and make it for dinner 😉
Enjot, it’s a gorgeous creamy dish that children love too.
That looks gorgeous, salmon is my favourite fish but my husband doesn’t like it so I only really eat it when we go out for a meal. But he’s off on a stag do next weekend so I’m going to try this!
Enjoy Alana, It’s fabulously easy to make!!!!
That looks great! I personally am not a salmon fan so I would choose a different fish to go alongside it but I love a good pasta dish
Never tried wholewheat pasta before although my friend says its so much nicer than white.
I have yet to try wholemeal pasta but I think it could really clean and rid my stomach of toxins. Although I am a veggie I could make this salmon version for my pescetarian friends they adore salmon especially when it is creamy!
even though I don’t eat fish, that does look nice! This would be something my husband and kids would love
I’m sure they will love it.
Smoked salmon is a wonderful addition. Simple and delicious!
And also nice and healthy!
How lovely to see wholemeal pasta being used. I am a veggie so would substitute the salmon for something veggie-friendly but the nutritional benefits of wholewheat pasta far outweigh those of regular pasta so I always wonder why wholewheat is not the ‘default’ store cupboard standby.
I know what you mean, I keep converting my daughters friends and their mums love that I’ve helped them.
That sound delicious! I love creamy pasta so much!
Me too it’s a great comfort dish.
That looks really delicious and even better if its easy to make!
It sure is, enjoy.
I love salmon and I love pasta-this is my perfect dish! 🙂
Lol, it’s great isn’t it 😉
oh this looks nice and easy to make
It’s also very tasty.
This is my kind of meal. I’ll be trying this. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it x
looks amazing and very tasty – food should be colourful like this
It is very appealing!
This looks so delicious. My mom is visiting next week and she loves salmon so now I know what I would be cooking.
This looks SO tasty. I love salmon pasta so will bookmark this post xxx
My two favourite things. Salmon and pasta! When I’m feeling better I’m going to give this a shot!
Enjoy Cassandra it’s really goooood 😉
Bought some frozen salmon steaks from Iceland today so now I have them, must give this recipe a go. Always on the lookout for different recipes.
This looks amazing – pasta & salmon are two of my favourite foods! 🙂
They work fabulously well together don’t they.
oh looks yummy