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Lemon, chilli & salmon pasta
Get set for a summer sensation. Sautéed leek and broccoli, sprinkled with lemon zest then simmered in a chilli-spiked sauce, is stirred through pasta and finished with freshly torn smoked salmon, chives and a swirl of Greek-style yogurt. Sublime.
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 4
Serving size
Ingredients
- 200g wholewheat pasta (Wheat) (Whole Durum Wheat Flour (100%))
- 1 onion
- 0.5 tsp chilli flakes (use half)
- 180g Tenderstem broccoli
- 1 leek
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 handful of fresh chives
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
- 2 skinless salmon fillets (Fish)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 744
Protein: 49g
Carbs: 85g
Fat: 23g
Ingredients
- 400g wholewheat pasta (Wheat) (Whole Durum Wheat Flour (100%))
- 2 onion
- 240g Tenderstem broccoli
- 2 leek
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 4 skinless salmon fillets (Fish)
- 1 handful of fresh chives
- 240g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 727
Protein: 48g
Carbs: 82g
Fat: 22g
Lemon, chilli & salmon pasta
Get set for a summer sensation. Sautéed leek and broccoli, sprinkled with lemon zest then simmered in a chilli-spiked sauce, is stirred through pasta and finished with freshly torn smoked salmon, chives and a swirl of Greek-style yogurt. Sublime.
Cook time:
25 mins
Cuisine:
Italian
Food group:
Fish
Allergens: Wheat, Celery, Fish, Milk
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1x large saucepan
- 1x large frying pan
Get grilling!
- Heat your grill to high. Peel the onions and cut into 6 each wedges.
- Put the salmon and onions on a baking tray lined with foil, spritz with cooking spray and grill for 10-12 mins until cooked through and flaking.
Boil the pasta
- Cook the pasta in boiling water for 8-9 mins, then drain.
Soften your veg
- Meanwhile, trim the broccoli and cut into thirds. Trim the leeks and halve them lengthways, then thinly slice into half-moons.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Fry the broccoli and leeks for 4-5 mins until softened.
Spice & simmer
- Grate the lemon zest into the frying pan and add half the chilli flakes sachet (all of it for 4 portions) – to taste.
- Crumble in half the stock cube and 250ml water (use all the stock and 300ml water for 4 portions) and simmer for 3-5 mins, until the sauce has reduced by half.
Plate up
- Finely chop the chives, and halve the lemon. Take the pan off the heat and leave to cool slightly.
- Stir the pasta, half the chives and all the yogurt into the frying pan, then squeeze in a little lemon juice (to taste). Flake the salmon over the top.
- Sprinkle over the remaining chives and serve.