Pasta With Smoked Salmon, Cream, And Dill

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 9 ounces dried linguine or 9 ounces penne pasta
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 12 ounces smoked salmon, cut into 1/3 inch-wide strips
• 1 cup whipping cream, plus
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 3 teaspoons chopped fresh dill, divided
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• 2 drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
• 3 meanwhile, melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• 4 add salmon and cook until fish turns light pink, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes.
• 5 stir in cream and tomato paste.
• 6 cook until sauce is heated through, about 2 minutes, stir in 2 teaspoons dill and cayenne pepper.
• 7 mix pasta into sauce, adding pasta liquid by tablespoons as needed to moisten.
• 8 divide pasta among 4 shallow bowls.
• 9 sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon dill and serve.