Creamy Tagliatelle with Hot Smoked Salmon, Prawns and Asparagus

Creamy Tagliatelle with Hot Smoked Salmon, Prawns and Asparagus. A light but creamy sauce tossed with Tagliatelle, crunchy sweet prawns and smoky salmon. This is a perfect Spring/early Summer dish with the addition of in season Asparagus and peas and is super easy and quick. Pasta is my favourite and it’s so easy to get into a rut making the same one all the time! Try this out and hopefully it’ll become a new favourite of yours!

RECIPE

SERVES 2

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Rookie

Ingredients:

• 150g dried Tagliatelle
• 160g light Philadelphia (or use full fat if you prefer)
• 160g Greek yoghurt (or any plain yoghurt- I used total 0%)
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 2 Hot Smoked salmon fillets (I used sweet chilli flavour but any will do)
• 150g cooked prawns
• 1 pack asparagus tips (about 125g)
• 100g frozen peas
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chilli flakes (optional)
• Salt and pepper
• Fresh basil

Method:

1. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions, reducing the time to one minute. Add the asparagus for the last two minutes. Drain, retaining a cupful of the cooking liquid
2. Whilst the pasta is cooking, place a large frying pan over a low heat. Add the Philadelphia, yoghurt, chilli flakes, spring onions and lemon zest and stir until melted together and warm through.
3. When the pasta is cooked, place it into the frying pan along with the frozen peas, Prawns and salmon fillets. Stir until the peas are tender, the prawns are warmed through and the salmon has flaked apart. Stir through as much as the cooking water as you want to get it to the consistency you like. Add the lemon juice, tasting to see how much you want. Season with plenty salt and pepper.
4. Stir through the basil and serve in large bowls with extra pepper on top and basil leaves for garnish. Enjoy your Creamy Tagliatelle with Hot Smoked Salmon, Prawns and Asparagus. 

Tips

• Use normal smoked salmon instead of hot smoked salmon
• Omit the fish completely for a vegetarian pasta
• Use double cream instead of yoghurt for a richer sauce
• Other vegetables that would work well are spinach, tender-stem broccoli and green beans.
• Would go well with my Garlic Doughballs