Smoked Salmon Pasta with Mascarpone Cream and Petite Peas

Delicious Pasta with Smoked Salmon, Mascarpone Cream and Petite Peas

This dish may sound fancy until you see it takes about 30 minutes to prepare! I love the convenience of a good quality smoked salmon. The smokey flavor adds a special dimension to this dish that makes it irresistible. The creamy mascarpone sauce is made by combining mascarpone cheese, parmigiano, heavy cream, and lemon juice and zest. The result is a light and creamy sauce that coats the pasta and salmon in the most delicious way. I add the sweet petite peas to add a pop of green and incorporate some nutritious color in the dish. It is a one stop meal that fills your tummy and tastebuds with a little happy dance.

Pasta Shapes

I used a fun “rotelle”or wheel shaped pasta as it soaks up all the delicious sauce and my children enjoy the texture. You can certainly use any variety that suits you best. You can even try with spaghetti or bow tie pasta.

Smoked Salmon

You can use different kinds of smoked salmon varieties depending on what you prefer. Here are a few varieties that you can use.

King Salmon/ Chinook, also called the spring or king salmon, with ivory white to deep red flesh. Also called Canadian King Salmon.

Chum: Their flesh ranges from pale to medium red in color. These are the least common of the Pacific species of salmon.

Coho (Silver): Coho, or silver salmon, is known for its red color flesh.

Sockeye (red): Sockeye, also known as red salmon (and also sometimes labeled Nova, after the style used in its smoking process), has a bright and deep red-orange, firm flesh.

Pink: most common of the North American Pacific salmon. It has a light-colored flesh, and a delicate taste, with a low fat content.

Enjoy this meal with loved ones around your table. From my cucina to yours.

Made with Amore,

Elena

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