Creamy Salmon and Lemon Pasta with Greens

This Creamy Salmon Pasta tastes decadently creamy but doesn’t use cream at all - we stir through Greek yoghurt at the end for a lighter but still delicious version.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Creamy Salmon Pasta

Total Time: 30

Servings:

Equipment

Large pot
Stovetop
Deep lidded frying pan

Ingredients

½ bunch basil
1 lemon
½ bunch spring onion
1 broccoli head
1 cup frozen peas
350 g conchiglie pasta or other short pasta
20 g butter
⅓ cup white wine
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
4 salmon fillets about 700-800g, skin on
1 cup vegetable stock
1 cup Greek yoghurt
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Place a large pot of water on to boil.
Pick leaves from basil and finely chop stalks. Zest and juice lemon. Finely slice spring onions. Chop broccoli into small florets (bite-size pieces). Get out frozen peas.
½ bunch basil, 1 lemon, ½ bunch spring onion, 1 broccoli head, 1 cup frozen peas
Once water is boiling add pasta to the pot and set a timer for a minute less than indicated on the packet. If your water hasn’t yet boiled, wait to do this step before moving onto the next one.
350 g conchiglie pasta
Heat a large, lidded frying pan on medium heat and add butter. Once sizzling, add lemon zest, finely sliced spring onion, basil stalks, white wine and Dijon mustard and sauté until onion is soft (1-2 minutes).
½ bunch basil, 1 lemon, ½ bunch spring onion, 20 g butter, ⅓ cup white wine, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Add salmon fillets skin down and pour in vegetable stock. Turn the heat down to low and put the lid on your pan to poach salmon. It will take 5-10 minutes, depending how well you like your salmon cooked and the thickness of your fillet. Once cooked, take off the heat but leave the lid on to keep warm.
TIP: I cooked my salmon for 5 minutes and it was cooked all the way through.
4 salmon fillets, 1 cup vegetable stock
When the pasta timer goes add broccoli and peas and cook for another minute or two, until the broccoli is cooked through, then drain.
If you think your child would prefer components of the dinner served separately, add pasta and broccoli to their plate now.
1 broccoli head, 1 cup frozen peas
Flake the salmon using two forks. If you think your child would prefer components of the dinner served separately, add their salmon to their plate now.
Add drained pasta and greens to the frying pan.
To serve, mix through Greek yoghurt, lemon juice, basil leaves and a good crack of salt and pepper. If your child prefers the elements of the dinner separately, add a dollop of Greek yoghurt to their plate.
½ bunch basil, 1 lemon, 1 cup Greek yoghurt, Salt and pepper

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