Feeds 2
Ingredients
150g dried linguine, tagliatelle or spaghetti
½ red onion diced
½ courgette in ribbons
½ tub of cream cheese (with herbs, chilli or salmon)
2 tbsp milk
1 large squeeze of lemon juice
Black pepper
70g Smoked salmon (trimmings work really well) - miss it out or swap for cured meat if you’d prefer
14 cherry tomatoes halved
¼ of a pepper finely diced
2 large handfuls of green leaves / salad leaves
Method
- Cook the pasta according to the instructions or use leftover pasta, once cooked drain it ready to use
- In a deep frying pan over a medium heat fry the red onion until soft then add the courgette and cook for 2 minutes
- Add the cream cheese and stir to melt then add the milk to thin the sauce
- Add the lemon and a sprinkle of black pepper to taste then stir in the drained pasta
- Stir in the smoked salmon until it’s well coated
If you are going to eat it hot…
- Transfer to serving bowls and top with cherry tomatoes, peppers and shredded green leaves / salad leaves and a little extra black pepper
If you are making it for your lunch box…
- Portion the salmon mix into lunchboxes and leave to cool
- Top the cooled pasta and salmon with salad, tomatoes and pepper ready to enjoy cold at lunchtime
If you’re not a fan of salmon simply swap it for cured meat or miss it out altogether to make a veggie version.