Creamy Salmon Pasta with Peas and Dill
A delicious, quick and simple recipe using fresh salmon with seasonal green veg or peas
Servings: 2
Calories: 527kcal
Ingredients
- 160 grams Salmon Fillet
- 140 grams Good Quality Linguine dry weight
- 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 70 grams Green Peas,
- 70 millilitres Creme Fraiche
- 40 millilitres Dry White Wine
- 3-4 Sprigs Fresh Herbs
- 1 Small Lemon Zested and Juiced
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Season the salmon well with salt and pepper
- Heat a little oil in a nonstick pan and cook the salmon on both sides for 2 minutes. Now add in the wine and lemon juice and continue to cook gently until the fish is opaque and cooked through
- Meanwhile put the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water and cook according to the package instructions.
- Once the salmon is cooked, remove it from the pan and flake it using a fork.
- Drain the pasta reserving a couple of tablespoons of the cooking water
- In the pan you used to cook the fish, over a very low heat stir through the creme fraiche, peas, herbs and remaining lemon zest together with the reserved pasta cooking water. Once it is warmed through add the salmon flakes
- Stir the fish mixture into the pasta
- Taste and adjust the seasoning, then plate up, garnishing with a few sprigs of herbs.
Nutrition
Calories: 527kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 731mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 438IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg