Salmon Pesto Pasta

A delicious salmon dish with a flare

Ingredients

• 1 salmon steak
• 2 tbsp red or green pesto
• a handful of pine nuts
• 1 cup of creme fraiche
• 1 serving of pasta

Instructions

STEP 1:

Smother the salmon steak in the pesto and season with salt and pepper and drizzle a little olive oil over it if necessary

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

Wrap in tin foil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes at a high heat

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

Meanwhile roast the pine nuts in a frying pan until they are slightly browned but do not overcook or you will lose all the wonderful oils they contain!!!

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

Put the pine nuts to the side

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

Cook the pasta and mix in the salmon which should fall apart nicely into flakes if cooked properly, the creme fraiche, a dash of extra pesto if needed and the pine nuts! VOILA- a simple but delicious dish. 🙂

STEP 10:

STEP 11:

*** if red pesto is used, add some chopped sundried tomatoes for a nice kick