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Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta

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Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

This Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta looks and tastes rather decadent – but is actually unbelievably easy, only uses 6 ingredients and takes just 15 minutes to make! Perfect for a touch of midweek luxury, but delicious enough to serve at the weekend – or even a dinner party. It’s also a great way to use up any leftover smoked salmon and/or cream you may have lurking in your fridge!

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

 

A real family favourite…

This recipe is so super simple and yet looks really pretty and tastes AMAZING! It’s a real Gargano family favourite.

Weirdly, my kids absolutely adore my Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta and go mad for it, even though I sprinkle it liberally with yucky green stuff (AKA dill) and I would have thought smoked salmon was a fairly mature taste… but no, not according to my kids!

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

 

Just 15 minutes to make!

It’s so easy to make that you can knock it up as a quick midweek meal in just 15 minutes – who says you can’t eat decadent food on a weeknight? But, given that it looks and tastes so wonderful, this is also makes a great dish for entertaining. A smaller portion makes a fab dinner party starter!

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

 

Perfect for leftovers…

This Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta is also a great way to use up leftovers. How many times have you served up smoked salmon – for example at Christmas time or at a dinner party – and ended up with a bit left over? This is the perfect recipe for it. It’s a great way of using up a bit of extra double cream too.

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

 

Alternatives…

I usually make this Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta dish with linguine, which I think works really well. But it also works well with spaghetti, tagliatelle or any other pasta shape really…whatever you have to hand.

If you are not a fan of dill, you could use fresh parsley instead or just leave it out altogether.

I like to use double cream (heavy cream) in this recipe, but if you prefer the taste of creme fraiche, that works just as well.

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

 

What to serve it with…

I tend to serve this Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta on its own but you could always add a little side salad if you fancied it. Something with a lemony dressing would work well.

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill

 

What to drink with it…

This dish goes really well with Chablis but other crisp dry whites, such as Pinot Grigio, Albarino, or Chenin Blanc, work well too.

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Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta with Dill
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Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta

This Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta looks and tastes rather decadent - but is actually unbelievably easy, only uses 6 ingredients and takes just 15 minutes to make!
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 692kcal
Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 300 g linguine (or any other pasta shape)
  • 200 g smoked salmon (half cut into ribbons and half chopped)
  • 50 g parmesan finely grated
  • 30 g dill finely chopped
  • 300 ml double cream (heavy cream)
  • 25 g butter
  • Salt and Pepper

Instructions

  • Cook the pasta according to packet instructions / your own preferences.
  • Slice half the smoked salmon into ribbons and chop half into rough pieces, grate the parmesan and chop the dill.
  • Place the cream and butter in a pan and gently melt the butter and bring the sauce just up to the boil then turn off.
  • Add the roughly chopped salmon (not the ribbons) and half the parmesan and dill plus some salt and pepper to the sauce and stir. The salmon will gently cook in the heat of the cream.
  • When the pasta is cooked, drain it and add it to the sauce along with a couple of tablespoons of cooking water.
  • Divide the pasta and sauce between the plates and lay over the remaining salmon ribbons. Sprinkle with lots of parmesan and dill and serve with a glass of white wine.

Notes

Not suitable for freezing (except the chicken on its own IS suitable for freezing).
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts
Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 692 Calories from Fat 351
% Daily Value*
Fat 39g60%
Saturated Fat 23g144%
Cholesterol 136mg45%
Sodium 674mg29%
Potassium 377mg11%
Carbohydrates 59g20%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 25g50%
Vitamin A 1980IU40%
Vitamin C 6.8mg8%
Calcium 234mg23%
Iron 2mg11%
* % Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
Tried this recipe?I'd love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comments below.

 

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This Creamy Smoked Salmon and Dill Pasta looks and tastes rather decadent - but is actually unbelievably easy, only uses 6 ingredients and takes just 15 minutes to make! Perfect for a touch of midweek luxury, but delicious enough to serve at the weekend - or even a dinner party. #pasta #linguine #salmonpasta #smokedsalmonpasta #salmon #smokedsalmon #leftovers #dill #creamypasta #easydinners #easymeals #midweekmeals #familymeals #dinnerparty #dinnerpartystarter #easypeasyfoodie

 

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  1. Sarah (@tamingtwins) says

    21st December 2015 at 7:14 pm

    Oh gosh, this literally sounds like my dream supper dish. I adore smoked salmon and dill. Definitely buying extra salmon to make sure of leftovers to make this!!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      21st December 2015 at 8:23 pm

      Haha! I love the idea of buying extra smoked salmon so you can have some leftovers…that’s the sort of thing I’d do. Like you, I am a big smoked salmon fan and this is one of my favourite recipes. Thanks for commenting 🙂

      Reply
  2. Corina Blum says

    21st November 2018 at 11:31 am

    I don’t often use dill but this sounds yummy! I can’t resist smoked salmon though – I’ll open a pack and before I know it I’ll have gobbled up the whole lot!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      26th November 2018 at 8:34 pm

      Hahaha – yes me too. Dill goes so well with smoked salmon – amazingly my kids agree and will happily gobble this down! Eb x

      Reply
  3. bondbella says

    8th December 2019 at 9:32 am

    This is a big hit with my husband . Shall keep in my favourites folder.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      9th December 2019 at 10:49 am

      Yay! So pleased to hear this. Thanks so much for taing the time to let me know! Eb 🙂

      Reply
  4. Ann says

    24th July 2020 at 3:59 am

    This recipe sounds delicious! How long should the cream sauce be cooked for? Also, how does the addition of garlic sound? 🙂

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      24th July 2020 at 10:32 am

      Thanks, Ann! Literally all you need to do is place the cream and butter in the pan, gently melt the butter and then bring the cream sauce just up to the boil, then turn off… it needs no more cooking than that! It should probably take just less than 5 minutes to do this, but turn it off as soon at the cream sauce starts to bubble. You could add garlic – it certainly wouldn’t taste bad with garlic. Personally I don’t think this recipe needs it (and I am a huge garlic fan usually!) but if you want to try it, I recommend melting the butter first, then adding the garlic and just lightly fry the garlic in the butter until just starting to go golden – no more, then add the cream and bring to the boil and continue on with the recipe as written. Hope that helps! Eb 🙂

      Reply
      • Ann says

        24th July 2020 at 2:49 pm

        Thank you for the tips! Will definitely be trying it out this weekend! 🙂

        Reply
        • Eb Gargano says

          27th July 2020 at 11:01 am

          No problem! Let me know how it goes 😀

          Reply
          • Ann says

            30th August 2020 at 1:14 pm

            Only just saw this – it turned out really well! Whole family enjoyed it 🙂 Thanks for the tip!

            Reply
            • Eb Gargano says

              8th September 2020 at 10:19 am

              Yay! So happy to hear that 😀

              Reply
  5. Charlotte says

    25th July 2020 at 9:05 am

    Made this last week and we all loved it even my 2 year old daughter!! Delicious!
    Would this last in the fridge for the next day? My daughter sometimes eats seperately at childminders, so if I could make it the day before to send some with her it would be great!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      27th July 2020 at 11:11 am

      Oh yay! I am so happy to hear that. I have to admit though, it’s not a great one for making ahead of time and reheating – I mean you can, it won’t be horrible… but it definitely won’t be as nice reheated. Sorry! Eb 🙂

      Reply
  6. Joan says

    17th February 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Came out well and I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      18th February 2023 at 11:09 am

      Great to hear! Thank you for this lovely review 😀

      Reply

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