This is a dish that I’ve been making for years! Even though my husband is super meat loving, this is one of his favourite dishes and he regularly requests this for lunch or dinner.
You can use any type of pesto (basil pesto). I’ve tried many types of store bought pesto, and the Sacla Classic Pesto is our favourite and tastes amazing with the smoked salmon and avocado. It comes in a 190 gram bottle.
It is best served fresh, so usually I make enough for my husband, myself and the 2 boys (so approx. 3 servings).
It is a cold/room temperature pasta dish so is something that I also make for parties as it is easy to make beforehand as a side dish.
Ingredients
Diced avocado
Add salmon, avocado, pine nuts, pesto and cheese to large bowl
Run cold water over pasta to cool down
Stir ingredients all together in large bowl
Enjoy! 🙂
Smoked Salmon Pasta
Smoked Salmon Pasta
Print RecipeIngredients
- 250 grams farfelle or penne pasta
- 250-300gm smoked salmon (torn up in small pieces by hand)
- Approx. 190 grams Basil Pesto (or Sacla Classic Pesto)
- 1 x avocado (diced)
- 1/4 cup pine nuts (toasted or untoasted)
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (grated/shredded) and a little more to sprinkle on top
Instructions
1
Boil pasta as per instructions in salted water.
2
In the meantime, place smoked salmon, pesto, avocado, pine nuts and parmesan in a large bowl.
3
Once pasta has cooked al dente, place in a sieve/colander and run under cold tap water and stir around until all pasta is cooled.
4
Shake off excess water from the pasta in the sieve/colander, place in the large bowl and stir together.
5
Serve and sprinkle with parmesan cheese on top.
6
Notes
You can double, triple, quadruple etc this recipe depending on how many people you want to feed. This is also a great side pasta salad for parties!