Creamy Salmon Pasta

For me, this dish can sometimes be a bit too rich but hubz loves it everytime! It's an alternative to the steamed salmon parcels we do often during the week and feels a little bit special without pushing the boat out too far :)

Based on cooking 2 salmon fillets for two people (or 4 of you if like me you find it quite rich) start by pan frying a finely chopped stick of celery, 1 red onion and 1 crushed clove of garlic in a small piece of salted butter. 

After 3-4 mins add 2 chopped salmon fillets to the pan with pouring cream (I will leave it up to you whether you go single, full fat double or opt for a reduced fat version such as Elmlea...) and half a Knorr fish stock cube to dissolve in the sauce.

Whilst this is cooking boil the kettle and stick on the spaghetti. Both should be ready 9-11 mins after bubbling away.
FUN TIP: your spaghetti is cooked if, when you throw a strand of it on the kitchen wall, it sticks!

In the very last minute of cooking, squeeze a quarter of lemon into the sauce. Taste, add more if you wish (personally I like the lift it gives so usually go for half a lemon) and season to taste with salt and pepper also.

Serve your creamy salmon and sauce over warm spaghetti and enjoy! Happy weekend dining! X

Campsite Style Salmon- at home!

I guess this could easily fall into the category of Solo Suppers as recently launched by What Claire Baked (go check her out!) But this was an impromptu dinner 'pour une' tonight and so I had to be creative. The name of the game on weekday evenings for me is quick, tastey and filling so this adaptation of a campsite classic worked a treat!

I buy fish fillets frozen by the bagful. They are cheap, good quality and easy to prepared (simply defrost, so no need to skin or debone). Typically, I drizzle a bit of lemon on my salmon or tuna fillets, oven bake and then serve with potatoes or salad but tonight I didn't want to faff about with pots, boiling water, salad items and a peeler so I came up with this...

To make your campsite fish dish (at home) first, place your fillet on a tin foil sheet, create a good old trusty tin foil pocket, squeeze fresh lemon juice all over and grind some black pepper- it was salmon tonight. I also added some left over spring onions to the pocket tonight. Cook at around 160 for 9 minutes.

For the side, Morrisons are doing these really neat wee tins of pre-mixed beans which could be added to salads, stews or casseroles. I chose to add half a can of white bean mix to my tin foil parcel after the 9 minutes were up and squeezed remaining juice from the lemon wedge on to them with a dash of salt. I returned this to the oven for 4 minutes and hey presto- job done!

Easy!

I can confirm it was quick, tastey and filling but even if u added a whole tin of beans to this dish they are super healthy!

Whatever you are making, enjoy your weekday supper! I'd love to hear what's cooking in your kitchen tonight....x