This salmon pasta salad recipe features meaty flakes of hot smoked sockeye salmon, tender broccoli, and fresh dill and chives, all tossed in a lightly creamy sauce. The entire recipe comes together in less than 20 minutes, making this a pasta salad you can enjoy immediately as a quick lunch idea, or one that you can make ahead of time to chill and enjoy throughout the week.
Creamy Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon Pasta Salad with Broccoli
July 12th, 2022A Pasta Salad That Takes Less Than 20 Minutes to Make
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Creamy Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon Pasta Salad with Broccoli
By Wild Alaskan Company
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total time
20 minutes
Yield
2 servings
Ingredients
- 4 oz. Hot Smoked Sockeye (a couple slices) or 6 oz. cooked sockeye or coho, flaked
- 2 cups dried pasta (fusilli or similar)
- 2 cups chopped broccoli (fresh or frozen)
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 tablespoons mayo
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- Splash red wine vinegar
- Handful of chopped dill and/or chives, plus more for serving
- Grated pecorino, optional, for serving
Instructions
1. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. If using frozen broccoli, add broccoli to a bowl of cold water to partially thaw while preparing the rest of the meal.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl mix together sour cream, mayo, lemon juice, mustard, a splash of vinegar, and herbs. Adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper, and extra lemon and/or vinegar. Set aside.
3. Once pot has come to a boil, add pasta and cook for 7 minutes. Then, add broccoli to the pot and cook for another 3 minutes with pasta or until pasta is al dente. Reserving ¼ cup of pasta water, drain pasta and broccoli in a colander and rinse with cold water until pasta is just warm to the touch. Transfer to bowl with sauce and toss to coat. Add enough reserved pasta water to bowl until sauce becomes creamy and easily coats pasta, probably about a tablespoon.
4. Fold in pieces of hot smoked sockeye. Add more fresh lemon to taste, finish with grated pecorino and freshly cracked pepper, and garnish with herbs. Serve at room temperature, or refrigerate and chill before serving. Pasta salad can be stored for up to 5 days within opening package of hot smoked sockeye.
Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have a certain medical condition. The FDA recommends an internal temperature of 145°F for cooked fish.
