Farfalle With Smoked Salmon And Peas

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium red onion
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 12 ounces farfalle pasta (bow tie)
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 (4 ounce) package smoked salmon, cut into thin strips
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
• 1 lemon, zest of
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring large pot of lighlty salted water to a boil.
• 2 while water heats combine the olive oil, onion, garlic and red pepper in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• 3 saute and stir frequently until onions are translucent.
• 4 add the pasta to the water and cook al dente or just firm at the center about 8 minutes.
• 5 while pasta cooks add peas to the onions and cook till warmed through and remove skillet from heat.
• 6 use a slotted spoon to move al dente pasta from the pot to the skillet a little water on the pasta is a good thing here.
• 7 if you want to drain the pasta first reserve 1/4 cup of the water and add it to the skillet with the drained pasta.
• 8 add the salmon, dill and lemon zest to the skillet and toss to combine.
• 9 the heat form the pasta will heat the salmon and its smoked so it does not need to be fully heated but you should follow your taste.