Farfalle al Salmone - Pasta Bows with Smoked Salmon Sauce

Smoked Salmon is one of our favourite ingredients...salty, smoky, with such a delicate flavour. Just lovely! This recipe is very famous in restaurants around the Maltese islands and it is one of the best-sellers. This dish is a fusion of Mediterranean & Russian cuisines. This is our version and we hope you like it. This recipe serves about 4 people. To prepare you will need...

• 400g Farfalle [Bow Shaped Pasta]
• 200g Smoked Salmon, cut into strips
• 3 Spring Onions, chopped into 1cm bits
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 tot Rum or Vodka
• 1 tsp Tomato Paste
• 150ml Fresh Cream, we use single cream 
• Ground Black Pepper, to taste
• Lumpfish Caviar (Optional) and/or chopped parsley to garnish

1. Cook the pasta.
2. In the meantime start the sauce by stir frying the spring onions until soft.
3. Add the smoked salmon and cook until salmon is of a pale pink colour, about 2 minutes.
4. Add the tot of rum or vodka and flambé the alcohol by carefully tilting the pan towards the flame...That's how I do it :)
5. Add the black pepper to taste, then add the cream and tomato paste. Stir well.
6. Simmer slowly on a gentle heat until mixture is heated through. Do not boil the cream.
7. Mix the sauce with the drained pasta and serve garnished with the caviar and/or parsley.

Enjoy!!

R & A