Farfalle With Smoked Salmon Leeks And Cabbage Recipes

FARFALLE WITH SAVOY CABBAGE, PANCETTA, THYME, AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• In a pan fry off pancetta in a little olive oil until lightly golden. Add garlic and thyme and soften. Place in Savoy cabbage with the Parmesan then stir around and put the lid on the pan. Cook for a further 15 minutes, shaking every now and again, while you cook farfalle in salted boiling water until al dente. When the cabbage is nice and tender, season and loosen with some nice peppery extra virgin olive oil. Toss the drained farfalle into the cabbage and at the last minute mix in mozzarella and pine nuts. Serve immediately.;

SMOKED SALMON & FARFALLE PASTA

Steps:

• Place the pasta to boil as per the packets instructions.
• Once the pasta has been boiling for around 7 mins add the carrots to the same pan.
• Whilst the pasta and carrots cook, add the finely chopped garlic to a saucepan with oil, and cook for 1-2 until the garlic is softening.
• Add the spinach to the garlic and oil, and cook until reduced.
• Once reduced, add cream, Philadelphia cheese and cook and gently simmer until cheese is melted - at this point taste the sauce and add pepper to your taste.
• Drain the pasta and carrots, return to saucepan and add the sliced smoked salmon.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta, carrot and smoked salmon mix, return to a low heat and stir sauce through for a couple of mins, and serve immediately.

SPEEDY SALMON AND LEEK ONE-POT

Steps:

• Cook the leeks: Put the leeks into a large microwave dish and sprinkle over 2 tablespoons water. Cover the dish with cling film and pierce a couple of times with a fork. Cook on 850W for 3 minutes, then leave to stand for 1 minute.
• Make the sauce: Whisk the olive oil, mustard, honey and lemon juice together and season with a little salt and pepper. Scatter the tomatoes on top of the leeks and spoon over half the sauce.
• Cook the salmon: Lay the salmon fillets side by side on top of the vegetables and spoon the remaining sauce over them. Replace the cling film and continue cooking on 850W for 9 minutes. Leave to stand for a couple of minutes before serving.

FARFALLE 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 farfalle (you may not need all the water). Season lightly with salt and pepper. Serve.