Creamy Salmon Pasta with Capers and Dill
This creamy salmon pasta recipe combines fresh salmon, briny capers, sweet julienned onions, and fragrant dill for a delicious and easy seafood pasta dinner. Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s perfect for weeknights or a special occasion.
Ingredients
- 250 g fresh salmon fillet
- 300 g tagliatelle
- 1 medium onion, sliced into julienne strips
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp capers
- 200 ml heavy cream
- 100 ml reserved pasta water
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Remove bones and skin from the salmon, then cut into bite-sized chunks.
- Slice onion into thin julienne strips.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and cook salmon chunks for 4–5 minutes until golden. Transfer to a bowl.
- In the same pan, sauté julienned onion for 2–3 minutes.
- Boil pasta according to package instructions, reserving 100 ml of pasta water.
- Add pasta to the onion pan along with pasta water, capers, and salmon. Season and stir.
- Pour in 200 ml cream, cook for 5 minutes, and stir in dill.
- Squeeze lemon juice over pasta before serving. Garnish with extra dill if desired.