Easy pasta salad with smoked salmon, orange bell peppers, celery, spring onions, lemon juice and mayonnaise.
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One of the challenges of the holidays is feeding everyone when the family comes to town.
Here’s an easy smoked salmon pasta salad that used up the last smoked salmon we had for a get together.
I take no credit for the idea; I shamelessly reproduced the recipe of a lovely pasta salad I had at a friend’s the other day.
It must be my father’s Midwestern roots that stuck with me. Of all the lovely dishes on the table, including roast goose and prime rib, the one I kept coming back to was this pasta dish that Peg’s friend Jackie brought over.
So simple but so good!
The little chunks of smoked salmon do pretty much all the heavy lifting as far as flavor goes. There is just enough mayo for the salmon to stick to the pasta. Celery and paprika add colour, coolness and crunch.
Pasta salad with smoked salmon
This recipe is easily halved or doubled.
While the pasta water is heating, prepare the other ingredients.
ingredients
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1 lb dry penne rigatiGemelli, fusilli, or other short-cut pasta, or a combination of these
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Salt for the pasta water
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Extra virgin olive oil
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1 to 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
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4 ounces smoked salmonshredded
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1/2 Cup orange or yellow paprikafinely chopped
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1/2 Cup celeryfinely chopped
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1/4 Cup green onions (onions), chopped
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1 teaspoon Salt
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Fresh ground black pepper
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prize dried dill
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
method
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Cook pasta:
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (use 1 tablespoon of salt per 2 liters of water). Add the noodles. Cook uncovered until al dente or tender but still slightly firm.
Drain and rinse under cold water. (If you make the pasta ahead of time, stir in a little olive oil to keep the pasta from sticking together.)
Note that if you use different types of pasta, you may want to cook them separately, since different types of pasta cook at different speeds.
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Stir in remaining ingredients:
Adjust amounts of mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste.
Serve chilled or at room temperature.
| nutritional information (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 138 | calories |
| 4g | Fat |
| 19g | carbohydrates |
| 6g | protein |
