Salmon and Orange Pasta with Herbs

I could not resist a website called Lavender and Lovage.  Especially a unique herb like that!!  And what I found is a travel and food blog by Karen Booth that has a wide variety of stuff.  You should check it out.  I found this recipe there and I have adapted it.

EDIT: Nothing like presetting all the monthly recipes to take care of the posting so I can lecture prep and realizing that it never happened 2 months into the process.  So if you were expecting these recipes to post during the month for your enjoyment, I am sorry.  If you want to find the recipes which have now posted, try out the links below in the theme list.

Creamy Salmon and Orange Pasta with Mixed Herbs

Adapted from Lavender and Lovage by Karen Booth

12 ounces  penne pasta

2 -5 oz. cooked (warm) salmon fillets (use many method from poaching to baking)

1 orange, for zest only

1 Tbls chopped fresh parsley

1 Tbls chopped fresh chives

1/2 Tbls chopped fresh dill

4 ½ Tbls grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for passing

4 Tbls crème fraiche

DIRECTIONS

In a large pot of boiling water, cook the pasta according to package instructions. Flake the salmon and assemble all remaining ingredients (except the crème fraiche) in a bowl, ready to add to the hot pasta. Once the pasta has cooked, drain it well. Add the crème fraiche and mix the two well before adding the salmon and remaining ingredients and gently mixing through. Serve immediately with crusty brown bread. Pass extra grated Parmesan for those who would enjoy it. Serves 4

Cooking the Salmon:

Remove any pin bones from the salmon, season lightly with salt and pepper and rub the non-skin side with a blend of dried parsley, chives, and tarragon. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes at 400F.

RECIPE THEME:
Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared.  This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year.  To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018. 

You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each  month.  All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2019 so you can find them all.

The themes are:
Jan 2019 – Chicken and Dumplings (CDumpsJan)

Feb 2019 - Pasta Dishes (PastaFeb)

March 2019 - Edible Flowers (FlowerMar)

April 2019 - Cajun And Creole

May 2019 - Seafood Recipes

June 2019 - Vegetarian Dishes

July 2019 - Zucchini Recipes

August 2019 - National Mustard Day – mustard recipes

September 2019 - Quiche

October 2019 - Crock Pot meals

November 2019 - Pies

December 2019 - Mocktails