Smoked Salmon Tagliatelle.

Hi fellow foodies!!

First, I apologise for missing a post last week. The bad news is I was unwell and did not really do any cooking. The good news is, Monsieur Lacour made me meals, and took pictures to help with the blogging. Still with this month’s theme, cancer fighting foods, we focus on oily fish today. Fish oil provides omega 3 which is a powerful anti-inflammatory for our body. The oily fish for this post is Salmon. We bought Irish smoked salmon and prepared it in 3 meals over the course of last week. My favourite was tagliatelle pasta au salmon. By now you have noticed we eat a lot of pasta, but with our schedules, it makes for an easy meal. This here is a savoury creamy pasta that will leave your mouth watering. Here goes.

    SERVES 2

    INGREDIENTS.

1. 8 tagliatelle nests
2. 150 grams of smoked salmon
3. Half an onion
4. 2 garlic cloves
5. 2 celery sticks
6. 1 Carrot
7. 6 mushrooms
8. 2 table spoons of cream cheese
9. Parsley
10. Salt, pepper and grated nutmeg to taste.

METHOD.

1. Put a pot of water to boil and add a tea spoon of salt.
2. While the water boils, prep the vegetables. Dice the onions, garlic, carrots and celery. 
3. When the water is boiling, drop in the tagliatelle for about 9-12 minutes. (Follow packet instructions, fresh tagliatelle would cook for a shorter time.)

1. 4. In a pan, fry the onion and garlic. When the onions are translucent and garlic golden, add the celery and carrots. Cover for 3-4 minutes.

  5. Rinse the mushrooms and then slice them. (Remember, to wash mushrooms at the last minute. They tend to absorb water and this will make them over cook. ) Add them thereafter.

  6.  Add some salt and pepper and grate some nutmeg over the pan. Stir. Then add two table spoons of creme cheese.

      7.  Slice the salmon into strips.

Two table spoons of creme cheese.

salt, pepper and nutmeg.

  8.  By now the pasta should be ready. Drain it and put it aside.

  9.  Add the salmon and stir it in for 1minute then add the cooked tagliatelle.

  10.  Stir the pasta, and coat it with the creamy salmon sauce for about one minute.
 Switch off the cooker and its ready to serve.

11. Garnish with parsley, serve and enjoy.

Yours,
Monsieur et Madame Lacour.