Pasta Fusilli with Salmon

This is a favourite pasta recipe of mine. A delicious combination of spring vegetables and salmon with pasta fusili in a light cheese sauce - perfect for kids as well as adults!

 

Pasta Fusilli with Salmon & Vegetables

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Ingredients

200 g (7 oz) fusilli
2 tbsp light olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
100 g (31/2 oz) orange pepper, cut into strips
100 g (31/2 oz) broccoli florets
1 medium courgette, sliced and cut into semi-circles
250 g (9 oz) salmon fillets
250 ml (7 fl oz) fish stock
150 g (51/2 oz) crème fraîche
200 ml (7 fl oz) vegetable stock
150 g (51/2 oz) tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and cut into chunks
75 g (3 oz) Parmesan cheese, grated
salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

Method

Cook the fusilli according to the instructions on the packet. 

Heat the olive oil in a heavy-based saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the orange pepper, broccoli and courgette and sauté for 6–7 minutes until tender, stirring occasionally. 

Meanwhile, cut the salmon into chunks, put in a saucepan, cover with fish stock and poach over a gentle heat for 3–4 minutes until cooked. Remove from the pan, strain and set aside.

Stir the crème fraîche and vegetable stock into the cooked vegetables and bring to a simmer. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and chunks of salmon and simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the Parmesan and season to taste.

Toss the drained fusilli with the sauce, taking care not to break up the chunks of salmon.

 

Information

Suitable from one year
Serves 4