Farfalle With Yellow Crookneck Squash And Smoked Salmon Recipes

FARFALLE PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Add onion to pot; immediately drain pasta mixture, and return to pot.
• Add cream cheese, dill, capers, and salmon to pasta. Toss, adding reserved pasta water a little at a time to create a thin sauce that coats farfalle (you may not need all the water). Season lightly with salt and pepper. Serve.

FARFALLE WITH YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH AND SMOKED SALMON

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the farfalle, stirring occasionally, until al dente; about 1 minute before pasta is done, add shredded crookneck squash. Drain immediately and squash, reserving 1/4 cup pasta cooking water. Meanwhile, in a large, deep skillet, melt the butter. Add the shallot and cook over moderate heat until golden, about 3 minutes. Add the vodka and cook until evaporated, about 1 minute. Add 2 cups of the heavy cream and simmer over moderately high heat, stirring often, until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, and the smoked salmon and season with salt and pepper, and remove from the heat. In a small bowl, beat the eggs yolks with the remaining 1/4 cup of heavy cream. Drain the farfalle. Add it to the skillet and stir well. Add the egg-yolk mixture and stir over low heat until warmed through and the sauce is creamy, about 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the pasta to bowls, scatter the chives on top and serve.

FARFALLE WITH ZUCCHINI, YELLOW SQUASH AND MINT

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente, or firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Before draining, ladle out 1/2 cup of the boiling cooking water and reserve.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the scallion and garlic; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the zucchini and yellow squash and cook, stirring, over medium-low heat just until wilted, about 3 minutes.
• Toss the pasta with the zucchini mixture and stir in the basil, mint, reserved cooking water and 1 tablespoon of the cheese. Spoon onto plates, and serve with a light sprinkling of cheese over each serving.

FARFALLE WITH SMOKED SALMON AND PEAS

Steps:

• bring large pot of lighlty salted water to a boil.
• while water heats combine the olive oil, onion, garlic and red pepper in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• saute and stir frequently until onions are translucent.
• add the pasta to the water and cook al dente or just firm at the center about 8 minutes.
• while pasta cooks add peas to the onions and cook till warmed through and remove skillet from heat.
• 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.
• 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.
• add the salmon, dill and lemon zest to the skillet and toss to combine.
• 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.

PAN-FRIED CROOKNECK SQUASH

Steps:

• Add enough canola oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet. Heat over medium to medium-high heat.
• Slice squash. Sprinkle slices with salt, then roll in cornmeal to coat.
• Add all squash slices to the hot oil and allow to fry for 5 minutes without turning. Turn and continue to fry, flipping every so often, until crispy and golden brown on both sides, 10 to 15 more minutes. Serve immediately.

FARFALLE AL SALMONE AFFUMICATO (PASTA WITH SMOKED SALMON CREAM)

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in lots of boiling, salted water until dente. Drain and set aside.
• In a large skillet, saute garlic in butter over medium heat for 2 minutes, careful not to let the garlic brown or burn. Add vodka and cook a further minute or so for alcohol to evaporate. Add half and half and cream cheese and whisk until the cream cheese has melted into the sauce. Add the pepper and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and all of the smoked salmon. Keep tossing and cooking the pasta in the sauce for 1-2 minutes so that the pasta absorbs some of the sauce, but is still coated in a 'runny' and creamy sauce.
• Garnish at table with freshly-grated parmegiano-reggiano cheese and more freshly-cracked black pepper, as desired.