To kick start the week of Presto Pasta, my first dish is of course..pasta! Here, I have used honey to marinate the salmon and I'm surprised that it gave a bit of the sweet but not overly sweet taste. It reminded me of my maple smoked salmon salad in Marion Bay!
I love how creamy yet non-sinful this dish is. Salmon makes me feel good anytime!
Creamy Flaked Salmon Pasta (Serves 4)
1 fresh salmon portion (200+grams)
olive oil
seasoning
pinch of cumin
1 tsp of honey
250 grams of spaghetti
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of flour
1 cup of skim milk
1 tablespoon of honey
1 cup of frozen peas
1 cup of fresh baby spinach
1) Marinate salmon with honey, cumin and cracked pepper/salt. Heat grill to very hot. Drizzle olive oil over salmon. Grill salmon till done. Set aside. Flaked it when it cooled.
2) Mean while cook pasta in pot of boiling hot water. Drain.
3) Melt butter in deep pan. Add flour and cook till golden brown. Slowly add milk and whisk it till it becomes thick. Add honey and stir well. Add peas and spinach and cook till done. Add abit more stock or milk of it appears too little or dry. Toss pasta and flaked salmon through. Season if needed. Serve!
Serving this up for Pasta Presto Nights founded by Ruth from Once Upon a Feast and hosted my yours truly this week!.
Send your entry to daphnesu16(at)yahoo(dot)com!
Lovely. But I've been having way too much creamy pasta of late (had the best fettucine quattro formagi at Michaelangelo's yest) and I loathe tomato saucces. Any ideas for something new, pasta-wise for boring ol' me? :)
ReplyDeletelooks really delicious ... I must try my hand at making creamy pasta some time soon
ReplyDeleteThat pasta looks nice and creamy and good!
ReplyDeletecreative use of honey in the pasta! creamy pasta...always count me in! ^_^
ReplyDeletelooks so yum... will let hubby try this soon... :) btw, pls. don't forget to pick-up your award...
ReplyDeleteI always prefer tomato-based to creamy. But once in a while, I'll be tempted by creamy ones...like now...
ReplyDeleteThank you for reminding me about Presto Pasta Nights! I'll send you my entry. Your pasta looks heavenly...definitely something I'll be making after Thanksgiving :)
ReplyDeletesounds yumm!!!!!I love salmon too :)
ReplyDeleteAdding honey to the salmon is a great idea! Will try this pasta soon! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd it's Marion Bay.. Da.. not Mamion Bay..
ReplyDeletehehe. thanks everyone! Keep those entries coming in!
ReplyDeleteBenji-thanks! Mamion is the street near where I work.. oops!
Hey Daphne
ReplyDeleteThis looks good, but was wondering what flour did you use? How you cook until golden brown? Wouldn;t it be just like cooked pancake? :P
Hey aimei!!!
ReplyDeleteJust plain flour.... after u melt the butter, u add the flour and stir it. It becomes a paste and will slowly turn golden brown. Then slowly add milk and keep whisking..that will turn into a white sauce.. or usually known as bechemal sauce. give it a go! It will not turn into pancake at all.