Fa Fa and Some Feta Too: Salmon Pasta

This recipe, I will
even classify as tongeugasmic, Oh yes.. I said it! Tonguegasmic baby. When I saw a recipe in this Women’s health handout from Walmart, that featured Salmon, Basil and Feta I sort of went, Meh; But hubby
loves Salmon and wants to eat it more so I took their original recipe and tweaked and played with ingredients to make it suit us. I was still skeptical but what the heck, I love trying new things.

Here’s the recipe:

First, I bought  Farfalle because I like the 3 colors, plus Farfalle is just fun to say:

Rachel’s Fa-Fa and Feta and Salmon Pasta

*2 fresh salmon fillets, roughly 12 oz (frozen works too)

*a few dashes salt (to taste)

*10 oz farfalle pasta, or whatever kind floats your boat

*5 cloves garlic, minced

*roughly 15 to 20 grape or cherry tomatoes, halved

*1 C chopped green onions.

*3- 4 Tbsp snipped fresh basil leaves (yes, it must be fresh)

*1 tsp coarse ground black pepper

*1 tsp red pepper flakes

*couple of handfuls of fresh spinach leaves

* a few drizzles olive oil, you choose how much to use

* 1 (4 oz.) package crumbled feta cheese. ( I use a garlic and herb blend)

How To:

• Cook pasta according to package. Drain, drizzle with olive oil, cover and set aside. Make sure this stays warm.
• Meanwhile, drizzle olive oil into a medium high heat pan and toss in about 1/2 of the minced garlic cloves.
• Cook for about a minute or until the aroma becomes very strong and the garlic starts to soften. 
• Sprinkle the salmon with salt
• Add the salmon to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes or until the
  fish flakes easily with a fork. Turn the fish occasionally while
  cooking. Stir in the tomatoes, the rest of the garlic, onions, basil
  and peppers. Heat through, stirring occasionally.
• Right before you
  think you’re done, toss in the spinach leaves just and heat them just
  enough so they start to wilt.
• In a large bowl toss together the hot
  pasta, some olive oil and the salmon mixture. Top with the feta cheese.

I am absolutely delighted with this recipe and I can see this becoming a
frequent visitor in our home. The flavors are delightful. Just the
right hint of subtle mint from the basil, the peppers add a nice light
undertone of spice and the salmon and garlic are a beautiful blend. The
grape tomatoes give this dish a surprising burst of roasted sweetness
each time you come across one, and the herb Feta.. oh. my. stars. it
got all warm and savory and mmmmmmm. I’m drooling just thinking about
it. I’m tellin’ y’all, you have to try this. It’s not often that I go
into something skeptically and come out a believer.. but y’all….
Nathan ate two huge helpings and I finished off one bowl and then went
and nipped a few more bites out of the serving dish.

Originally Posted on From The Land of Monkeys and Princesses May 15, 2008

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This entry was posted on Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Blissful Food.