Creamy Salmon & Caviar Pasta
By: Mom-Friday
Published: Friday, September 3, 2010 - 9:05am

Ingredients




125 Approx. gms. Spaghetti
100 gms. Salmon fillet (plain)
a small white onion, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
1/2 cup all purpose cream
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
pepper
1 teaspoon lumpfish caviar
parsley and capers, optional

Preparation

1 To prepare: 2 Boil water for pasta. 3 Slice or cube salmon fillets, salt lightly, set aside. 4 Chop onion. 5 Chop parsley for garnish (optional) 6 To cook: 7 Cook pasta as instructed from the pack. 8 Heat olive oil in a pan, then add butter. 9 On medium heat, sweat chopped onions in the pan. 10 Add salmon then sautee for around 3 minutes, until half-cooked 11 Pour in cream and simmer a couple minutes. 12 Mix in grated cheese in the cream sauce until melted. 13 Simmer for a few more minutes then turn off heat. 14 Check pasta if al dente, drain and set aside. 15 To serve: 16 Toss spaghetti in the creamy salmon sauce and plate. 17 Finally, top the dish with caviar. 18 Garnish with capers and parsley if you wish. 19 Serve immediately. Best with toasted garlic-rubbed baguette. 20 If you wish to use gravlax or smoked salmon, you may skip cooking the salmon with the cream and simply top the plated dish with slivers of salmon and caviar.

About


My perfect bite -- the lethal combination of delicate caviar, tender salmon chunks and al dente pasta noodles enveloped in velvety cream cheese sauce! Rich, rich, rich (in looks and in flavor!) :-)))