Salmon Asparagus Pasta
Salmon and asparagus in a creamy sauce served over whole wheat pasta.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 779kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb 2 oz salmon portions (500 g)
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon paprika ground
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ orange juice freshly squeezed
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 asparagus bunch
- ⅓ cup onion diced
- 1 clove garlic
- ⅓ cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoon butter unsalted
- 1 lb whole wheat pasta
Instructions
- Marinating and cooking salmon. Prepare about 1 lb 2 oz (about 500 g) of salmon portion.
- Combine 2 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon honey, ½ freshly squeezed orange, 1 teaspoon oregano, ½ teaspoon ground paprika, salt and pepper in a small container.
- Set the salmon in the glass container with a lid and pour the marinade over it.
- Close the lid and shake the container until all the salmon is coated.
- Put the container in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Take the salmon out of the marinade (but keep the marinade for later steps!).
- Cook marinated salmon on a cast-iron skillet.
- Steam the Asparagus. Wash asparagus with running water and cut the stems off.
- In a skillet with a lid, pour 1 cup of water and nest asparagus.
- Add butter cubes on top of the asparagus.
- Heat up uncovered on medium heat until the water starts boiling (with this much water, it shouldn't be more than 5 minutes).
- Turn the heat down to low and cover the skillet. Let asparagus steam for about 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside. You don't want to overcook asparagus, as it will be mushy.
- Preparing the sauce. Heat olive oil in a shallow pan on medium heat.
- Add chopped onions and cook until fragrant (about 5 min).
- Next, add chopped cherry tomatoes and mix well.
- Add minced garlic and give it a good mix. Don't cook garlic for too long as it will burn and not taste good in the end.
- Pour heavy cream and mix it well. You might need to turn down the heat a little as you want to simmer heavy cream.
- Get the liquid you saved from marinating the salmon and add it to your sauce.
- Cook everything until thickened to your liking.
- My sauce ended up thick, so the best trick if this happens is to add some liquid from where you cooked your pasta.I ended up adding about ⅔ cup of liquid from the pasta.
- Cut cooked salmon into pieces and add it to the creamy sauce.
- Cut cooked asparagus into smaller pieces and add it to the sauce.
- Pour the creamy sauce over pasta and enjoy the delicious salmon asparagus pasta meal!
Nutrition
Calories: 779kcal | Carbohydrates: 101g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1113IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 5mg
