Farfalle Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese
Salmon
Farfalle Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese
The mild cream cheese perfectly balances the salty, intense flavors of the capers and salmon.
Ingredients
12 ounces farfalle (bow-tie pasta)
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced
2 ounces bar cream cheese, cut into small pieces
¼ cup fresh dill, coarsely chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed
4 ounces smoked salmon, cut into bite-size pieces
Directions
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Add onion to pot; immediately drain pasta mixture, and return to pot.
Add cream cheese, dill, capers, and salmon to pasta. Toss, adding reserved pasta water a little at a time to create a thin sauce that coats farfalle (you may not need all the water). Season lightly with salt and pepper. Serve.