Pesto Salmon Spaghettini Recipes

SPAGHETTI WITH PESTO AND GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Cook pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and rinse. Meanwhile, rinse basil and shake dry. Peel garlic and cut into quarters. In a mortar and pestle, combine basil, garlic, olive oil, pine nuts and Parmesan. Finely grind into pesto. Cut sun-dried tomatoes into strips.
• Rinse salmon and pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. In a grill pan, cook salmon on both sides, 6-8 minutes total.
• Heat butter in a pan. Add spaghetti and cook, stirring, until heated through. Add cream and cook 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pesto. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide spaghetti among plates and top with grilled salmon fillets. Garnish with sun-dried tomatoes and basil leaves.

PESTO-SALMON SPAGHETTINI

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt water once it comes to a boil. Add spaghettini. Cook according to package directions until just al dente. Meanwhile roughly chop almonds. Mince garlic. Add almonds to a blender or food processor and pulse several times. You want the nuts to be in small pieces but not blended to the point of turning to flour. Add basil, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Blend scraping down sides until it is a nice paste. Add more olive oil if necessary. When pasta is about two minutes shy of being done transfer to a saute pan along with 3/4 cup of the pasta cooking water and about 6 Tb. of the pesto (if there are leftovers on the pesto, save for another use). Toss pasta and pesto with tongs until pasta is well coated. It should be a bit soupy. Let simmer for about a minute. Add salmon and toss again. Cook for about another minute until liquid has reduced and salmon is just heated through. Serve warm.

PESTO SALMON

Steps:

• Lightly coat a baking pan with cooking spray.
• Place each salmon fillet in the baking pan and drizzle with olive oil.
• Apply freshly ground pepper to taste over each fillet.
• Gently spread pesto sauce over each fillet.
• Sprinkle parmesean cheese over each fillet.
• Optional: Place plum tomatoes slices on each fillet and sprinkle with a bit of additional parmesean cheese.
• Bake prepared salmon fillets in a 350 oven for approximately 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.

SALMON SPAGHETTI SOUP WITH BROCCOLI PESTO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large deep-sided frying pan and fry the carrots, celery and onions over a medium heat for 8-10 mins until softened. Tip in the garlic, oregano and bouillon, then pour in 1 litre boiling water and the chopped tomatoes. Stir in the tomato purée, then cover and simmer for 10 mins.
• Break in the spaghetti (snap it into about three lengths), tip in the beans along with the water from the can, and simmer for 10 mins more.
• Stir in the chunks of salmon, then reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 5 mins.
• Meanwhile, for the pesto, cook the broccoli in boiling water for 5 mins, then cool quickly in a bowl of cold water. Drain well, then return to the bowl and use a hand blender to blitz it with the basil, lemon juice and olive oil to make a thick pesto.
• Ladle half the spaghetti mixture into two bowls and top with half the pesto. Scatter with some of the lemon zest, if you like, and a few basil leaves before serving. Cover and chill the remaining portions to serve another day. Will keep chilled for up to three days, or frozen for up to a month. Defrost thoroughly before reheating until piping hot.

PESTO SALMON PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high. Arrange the tomatoes and salmon over a baking tray, season and drizzle with half the oil. Grill for 10 mins until the salmon is cooked through and the tomatoes are juicy. Leave to cool.
• Cook the penne following pack instructions, until al dente. Add the broccoli for the final 2 mins of cooking time. Drain the pasta, reserving a large mugful of water.
• Return the pasta and broccoli to the pan, then stir in the pesto, mascarpone, half the tomatoes and enough of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce to the consistency of double cream. Flake in the salmon, discarding the skin. Tip into a large baking dish, then mix the breadcrumbs with the parmesan and remaining oil, and scatter this over the mixture. Dot the rest of the tomatoes on top. If baking straightaway, heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Or, cover and chill until you're ready to cook. Will keep chilled for up to 24 hours.
• Bake for 20 mins (or 25 mins from chilled) until the top is golden and crunchy.