Summary

Prep: 5 mins
Cooking: 12 mins
Ages: Toddlers to Teens
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Makes: 2 bowls

This dish ticks all the food pyramid boxes…fish, vegetables, dairy and healthy carbohydrates. Salmon is one of the best sources of Omega 3 which has been shown to improve brain health in early life.

And we haven’t forgotten the greens…peas and a good handful of spinach will ensure that everyone gets their helping of veggies within this tasty dish.

We’ve used crème fraîche over the traditional way of making creamy salmon pasta (which was with double cream). This gives it a lighter and healthier creamy sauce. Top it all off with a squeeze of lemon and you have a dish that everyone will love!

Ingredients

• 180 grams of pasta bows or shells (dried)
• 80 grams of peas, defrosted
• 1 handful of chopped spinach (about 40 grams)
• 1 salmon fillet (about 175 grams)
• 2 tablespoons of chives, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 4 tablespoons of crème fraîche
• 2 teaspoons of lemon zest

Instructions

1. Boil the pasta bows and peas for 10 minutes in a large saucepan.
2. Steam the salmon fillet. We put a steamer above the boiling pasta but you can cook it however is easiest for you.
3. After 10 minutes remove the salmon, check it’s cooked through, and drain the pasta and peas. Put them all to one side.
4. In a large saute pan heat the olive oil and saute spinach over medium heat.
5. Add the crème fraîche to the spinach and heat for a minute.
6. Stir in the cooked salmon, peas, Parmesan cheese, chopped chives and lemon zest.
7. Add the pasta bows, heat until everything is warm and creamy. Serve in deep plates or bowls.

Salmon pasta bows – our step by step guide:

1. Boil the pasta bows and peas for 10 minutes in a large saucepan. Steam the salmon fillet separately.
2. After 10 minutes remove the salmon, check it’s cooked through, and drain the pasta and peas. Put them all to one side.
3. In a large saute pan heat the olive oil and saute spinach over medium heat.
4. Add the crème fraîche to the spinach and heat for a minute.

Zest your lemon.

Now add your salmon, parmesan cheese, chives and lemon zest to the sauce.

Give it all a good stir for a minute.

Stir in the peas and salmon.

Mix everything up with a wooden spoon and heat over low heat until everything is warm and creamy.

Serve up in bowls and enjoy this amazingly tasty salmon pasta dish!