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Salmon Tagliatelle with Broccoli: An Easy Italian Pasta Dish

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We try to eat a variety of cuisines from around the world, including Italian food. Most of the dishes are made using fresh ingredients that, when prepared well, create delicious flavours. Recently, we have been trying to include more seafood in our diets due to the health benefits. One of our favourite Italian dishes featuring fish is salmon tagliatelle, and we make several variations. My personal favourite is salmon tagliatelle with broccoli in a creamy sauce.

As we are a busy family, we usually use shop-bought fresh tagliatelle for the dish due to the time constraints of work commitments and family life. Therefore, this recipe for salmon tagliatelle is quick and easy to make after a busy day at work. If you have the time to make your own pasta, even better.

The recipe contains a simple selection of ingredients readily available from most local shops and supermarkets, so you should have no problems finding everything you need to make this simple yet delicious fish dish of salmon tagliatelle with broccoli.

Nutritional Benefits of Salmon Tagliatelle with Broccoli

If you are health conscious, it is worth noting that there are many health benefits to eating this dish. Salmon is high in Omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, selenium, pantothenic acid, and phosphorous.

Broccoli is a fantastic source of fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, and iron. Therefore, you will consume multiple vitamins and minerals when you eat this dish.

Cream and cheese are both featured in the dish. Although these ingredients are high in fat, they also carry some health benefits. For example, they are a good source of calcium.

Here is our easy recipe for salmon tagliatelle with broccoli in a creamy sauce.

Salmon Tagliatelle with Broccoli: An Easy Italian Pasta Dish
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Salmon Tagliatelle with Broccoli: An Easy Italian Pasta Dish

Recipe by Liz FlynnCourse: fish and seafoodCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Vegan

NO

Vegetarian

NO

GLuten-free

NO

Dairy-free

NO

A delicious yet easy recipe for an Italian salmon tagliatelle with broccoli and mushrooms in a creamy sauce.

Ingredients for the Salmon Tagliatelle with Broccoli

  • 4 salmon fillets (approx.. 100g each)

  • 300 g fresh tagliatelle pasta

  • 1 head of broccoli

  • 8 button mushrooms, finely sliced

  • 4 garlic cloves

  • 200g soft cheese

  • 200 ml double cream

  • A teaspoon each of parsley and oregano

  • 3 tbsp olive oil

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions: How to Make the Salmon Tagliatelle with Broccoli

  • Put a large pot of salted water over high heat so it begins to boil ready for the pasta, and preheat the oven to 180C.
  • Put the salmon skin-side down on a baking tray and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake the salmon in the oven for 10-15 minutes, until it is cooked through but still moist.
  • While the salmon is in the oven, remove the broccoli florets from the stalk and cut the florets into quarters or manageable bite-sized pieces.
  • Put the oil into a wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat, then add the broccoli florets.
  • Cook until the broccoli begins to brown a little on the underside, then reduce the heat to medium,
  • Stir in the minced garlic and mushrooms and cook for another two or three minutes.
  • Add 50 ml of water to the pan to steam the broccoli and stop the ingredients from sticking to the pan.
  • Cover the pan with a lid and cook for another 10 minutes until the broccoli is al dante.
  • While the broccoli is cooking, remove the salmon from the oven and leave to cool a little.
  • When the broccoli is cooked, reduce the heat to low and add the cream, cream cheese, herbs, salt, and pepper to the pan, then cook the ingredients together for another five minutes. At the same time, add the tagliatelle to the pan of boiling water and reduce the heat to medium to simmer for five minutes.
  • While the broccoli and cream cheese sauce is cooking, remove the salmon flesh from the skin and flake the salmon. Avoid breaking the salmon up too much, or you will end up with mushy salmon in the sauce.
  • Retain half a fillet of salmon to flake over the top of the pasta and add the rest of the salmon to the broccoli and cream cheese. Carefully stir the ingredients together.
  • Check the pasta is cooked but al dante, then use a pasta ladle to lift the tagliatelle from the water and put it directly into the salmon, broccoli, and cream cheese mixture. Carefully stir the pasta into the other ingredients.
  • Cook the ingredients together for another couple of minutes, then serve.

Additional Tips

  • Salmon tagliatelle with broccoli is delicious on its own or served with garlic bread or a fresh salad.
  • To reduce the fat in the dish, omit the cream and switch to low-fat cream cheese, but add an extra 100g to make sure all the pasta is coated in the sauce.
  • Instead of parsley and oregano, you can use fresh basil or dried Italian mixed herbs. Dill and tarragon will also work well with this recipe.

If you enjoy this recipe, you might also like our recipes for baked salmon with lemon and baked sea bass with herb potatoes.

Have you tried our recipe for salmon tagliatelle with broccoli? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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