Step-by-step method

At a glance

You're making a elegant yet quick salmon pasta that comes together in under 25 minutes. The main trick is keeping the salmon from drying out by cooking it briefly and using pasta water to create a silky sauce that brings everything together beautifully.

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Cook the pasta

Drop the pasta into boiling salted water. How much salt? I love the Italian rule of thumb that pasta water should taste as salty as the sea. So I salt it quite generously, but the pasta itself never ends up too salty.

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400 gram
Spaghetti (dry)

10 gram
Salt
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Sauté the shallot, tomatoes and fish

Heat a little olive oil in a large pan and sauté the finely chopped shallot. Just very lightly, not until golden. Add the halved cherry tomatoes. Stir, then add the pieces of fish.

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2 piece
Shallots

250 gram
Cherry Tomatoes

400 gram
Atlantic salmon fillet with skin
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Season to taste

Season with salt and pepper. Since the fish is cut into pieces, it only needs a few minutes to cook so it doesn't dry out.

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5 gram
Salt

5 gram
Black Pepper

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Add the pasta to the fish and loosen with water

Before draining, scoop out a cup of the pasta cooking water. Drain the pasta and add it to the pan with the fish. Stir and pour in a little of the pasta water to help form a sauce.
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Feel free to add cream

Do you like your pasta creamy? Don't hesitate to stir in about a deciliter of cream. It certainly won't do the dish any harm.

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100 milliliter
Whipping Cream 33%
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Parsley and Parmesan

But the sauce will come together even without cream, thanks to the starchy water the pasta was cooked in. Stir, simmer for a minute, and take off the heat. Sprinkle in the parsley and serve topped with Parmesan.

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5 gram
Parsley Leaves

10 gram
Parmesan

Quick Summer Pasta with Salmon

Name: Speedy Summer Salmon Pasta
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 10 gram Parmesan; 2 piece Shallots; 400 gram Spaghetti (dry); 100 milliliter Whipping Cream 33%; 400 gram Atlantic salmon fillet with skin; 5 gram Black Pepper; 15 gram Salt; 250 gram Cherry Tomatoes; 5 gram Parsley Leaves

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Prep — Cook 22 min

9 Ingredients

6 Steps

Medium Difficulty

Ingredients — what you'll need

You only need 9 ingredients

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10 gram
Parmesan
2 piece
Shallots
400 gram
Spaghetti (dry)
100 milliliter
Whipping Cream 33%
400 gram
Atlantic salmon fillet with skin
5 gram
Black Pepper
15 gram
Salt
250 gram
Cherry Tomatoes
5 gram
Parsley Leaves

What's in it?

737 kcal

Calories

85 g

Carbohydrates

29 g

Fats

35 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

Cooking pasta for lunch is always a great time-saver. This is now the second time I've come across the tip that Italians never sprinkle Parmesan over pasta with seafood or fish. We happen to love it that way, and I certainly don't claim to be a flawless expert on Italian cuisine.

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Step-by-step method

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Cook the pasta

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Sauté the shallot, tomatoes and fish

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Season to taste

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Quick Summer Pasta with Salmon

Ingredients — what you'll need

What's in it?

About this recipe