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🍝 Creamy Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Leek

680 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g Penne
• salt
• 1 stalk leek
• 600 g salmon fillet (kitchen-ready, skinless)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• pepper (from the mill)
• 100 ml vegetable broth
• 0.5 tsp Dijon mustard
• lemon thyme (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1. Boil water in a large pot and add salt.
2. 2. Add the pasta to the boiling water.
3. 3. Cook the pasta until it is al dente.
4. 4. Slice the leek lengthwise.
5. 5. Rinse the leek under running water.
6. 6. Shake the leek dry.
7. 7. Remove the green tops and the root from the leek.
8. 8. Cut the leek into pieces about 1 cm long.
9. 9. Boil the leek pieces briefly in salted boiling water.
10. 10. Drain the leek.
11. 11. Hold the leek under cold water to cool it down.
12. 12. Let the leek drain well.
13. 13. Wash the salmon.
14. 14. Pat the salmon dry with a kitchen towel.
15. 15. Cut the salmon into bite-sized cubes.
16. 16. Drizzle the salmon cubes with lemon juice.
17. 17. Let the salmon cubes marinate for 10 minutes.
18. 18. Heat oil in a pan.
19. 19. Fry the salmon cubes on all sides.
20. 20. Salt and pepper the salmon.
21. 21. Add the leek to the pan.
22. 22. Pour the broth into the pan.
23. 23. Stir the mustard into the sauce.
24. 24. Simmer the sauce for 2 to 3 minutes.
25. 25. Drain the pasta.
26. 26. Add the pasta to the salmon sauce.
27. 27. Toss everything well to coat the pasta.
28. 28. Season the sauce to taste.
29. 29. Warm the plates.
30. 30. Serve the pasta on the plates.
31. 31. Garnish the dish with lemon thyme.
32. 32. Serve the pasta warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 680
• Protein: 42 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 82 g