Salmon's one of those meals I can throw together quickly. And it's one I often fall back on when making seafood. Pasta's also a favorite around here. We like carbs. Lots of them! Plus, compound butter's a great way to easily fancy up a meal. No need to let everyone know how easy it is to make!
So instead of doing the usual and keeping salmon, pasta, and compound butter in separate recipes, I thought - why not combine the power of all three? When their powers combine, you get a scrumptious seared salmon and lemon herb whipped butter pasta!
What's your favorite way to level up a meal?
Seared Salmon and Lemon Butter Pasta
by CJ HuangPrep time:
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Yield: 4 servings
Materials:
| Mass | Weight | Volume | Number | Material | Notes |
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| 4 | salmon fillets | ||||
| 228 grams | 8 ounces | 4 servings | pasta | ||
| 331 grams | 11.75 ounces | spinach | I used frozen. | ||
| 2 teaspoons | 2 cloves | garlic, minced | For compound butter. | ||
| 1 | lemon, juice | For compound butter. | |||
| 1/4 cup | 1 bunch | parsley, finely chopped | For compound butter. | ||
| 1 bunch | mint, finely chopped | For compound butter. | |||
| 56 grams | 2 ounces | 4 tablespoons | 1/2 stick | butter | For compound butter. |
| 31 grams | 1.125 ounces | 1/4 cup | Parmesan cheese, grated | ||
| 45 grams | 1.675 ounces | 2 tablespoons | almonds, sliced |
Methods:
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1. Gather all materials. |
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2. Make compound butter by combining butter, lemon, mint, garlic, and parsley. To make whipped compound butter, simply whip the butter to combine materials instead of just stirring together. Or use a pre-made compound butter. |
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3. Cook pasta following package instructions. |
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4. Cook salmon in a bit of oil for approximately 3-4 minutes on each side, until browned. |
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5. Drain pasta and toss with almonds, Parmesan cheese, spinach, and part of lemon herb whipped butter. Top with salmon (and another bit of whipped butter if you'd like). :) |
Shared with: Wonderful Wednesday, What's Cookin' Wednesday, #recipeoftheweek, Creative Ways, Throwback Thursday, Pinworthy Projects, What's for Dinner?, Happiness is Homemade, Nifty Thrifty Sunday, Over the Moon, Melt in Your Mouth Monday, What'd You Do This Weekend?, #recipeoftheweek, Turn It Up Tuesday
Salmon and pasta are favorites here too, that looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteI think you'll enjoy it! I'm always a fan of those recipes that look fancier than they are. :)
ReplyDeleteThis dish looks tasty & delicious. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it! :)
ReplyDeleteOur family loves salmon! We're going to have to try this soon. Do you put salt and pepper on the salmon? Thanks for sharing at Turn it Up Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThen you'll definitely enjoy this salmon pasta! :) I did use a little salt, but opted out of pepper this time, and you can easily season to taste. :) Hope you enjoy!
ReplyDeleteYou can't go wrong with a good compound butter, this salmon and pasta dish sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing at What'd You Do This Weekend?!
ReplyDeleteDon't you love how a simple compound butter can make everything so much better? :) Of course, it is butter. :P Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteYum, this salmon and pasta recipe sounds great CJ. Thanks so much for visiting Inspiration Thursday!
ReplyDeleteHope you get to give it a try! Let me know what you think if you get a chance. :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you put the salmon over the cavatappi! Delicious. Thanks for sharing at #WonderfulWednesday!
ReplyDeleteMakes me think it's like a fancy pasta without extra work. :) Hope you enjoy!
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