Farfalle With Yellow Crookneck Squash And Smoked Salmon Recipes

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.

FARFALLE AL SALMONE AFFUMICATO (PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON CREAM)

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in lots of boiling, salted water until dente. Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, saute garlic in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes, careful not to let the garlic brown or burn. Add vodka and cook a further minute or so for alcohol to evaporate. Add half and half and cream cheese and whisk until the cream cheese has melted into the sauce. Add the pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and all of the smoked salmon. Keep tossing and cooking the pasta in the sauce for 1-2 minutes so that the pasta absorbs some of the sauce, but is still coated in a 'runny' and creamy sauce.
• Garnish at table with freshly-grated parmegiano-reggiano cheese and more freshly-cracked black pepper, as desired.

CROOKNECK YELLOW SQUASH

Steps:

• Cook squash with onion until tender in a very little salted, boiling water.
• Mix the American cheese and eggs into a white sauce.
• Drain squash and combine with white sauce.
• Turn into a greased baking dish; sprinkle with crumbs and Parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes until browned.

FARFALLE WITH YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the farfalle, stirring occasionally, until al dente; about 1 minute before pasta is done, add shredded crookneck squash. Drain immediately and squash, reserving 1/4 cup pasta cooking water. Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, melt the butter. Add the shallot and cook over moderate heat until golden, about 3 minutes. Add the vodka and cook until evaporated, about 1 minute. Add 2 cups of the heavy cream and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring often, until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, and the smoked salmon and season with salt and pepper, and remove from the heat. In a small bowl, beat the eggs yolks with the remaining 1/4 cup of heavy cream. Drain the farfalle. Add it to the skillet and stir well. Add the egg-yolk mixture and stir over low heat until warmed through and the sauce is creamy, about 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the pasta to bowls, scatter the chives on top and serve.