Deliciously creamy pasta with zucchini and smoked salmon, light and tasty without cheese, cream, lactose, or butter. A perfect dish for any occasion, it is delightful, quick, and also light. It is complete, with delicious smoked salmon and the lightness of zucchini which, when blended, give our pasta an amazing creaminess without the need to add fatty ingredients like cheese or cream. So, my dear ones, even if you are on a diet, this is the perfect dish, and it can easily be made lighter by reducing the pasta amount and increasing the zucchini according to the diet needs, which is always personalized. And I almost forgot, it’s a very quick dish, ready just in the time it takes to cook the pasta. So what are you waiting for? Let’s prepare it right away, great for dinner as well as lunch. Here are some ideas for quick and light first courses.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Boiling, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Creamy Pasta with Zucchini and Smoked Salmon
- 5 oz rigatoni pasta
- 2 zucchini
- 1.76 oz smoked salmon
- 1 golden onion
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
- to taste parsley
Tools to Prepare Pasta with Zucchini and Smoked Salmon
- 1 Pot
- 1 Pan
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Slotted spoon
- 1 Ladle
- 1 Kitchen spatula
- 1 Immersion blender
Steps to Prepare Pasta with Zucchini and Smoked Salmon
Immediately put the salted water on the stove to cook the pasta. Meanwhile, chop a small onion, place half in a pan with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, lightly sauté over low heat, and add the chopped smoked salmon. Let it flavor a bit and then set aside in a small bowl. If you want, you can deglaze with a little wine. I avoided it, but added a little black pepper.
Once the water is boiling, cook the pasta al dente. Meanwhile, dice the zucchini and cook them in the pan, with a little oil and the remaining onion, which you sauté first in the same pan as the salmon. Add a little salt and freshly ground black pepper, cover, and cook over medium heat, it will take about 5 minutes. Add some pasta cooking water and blend the zucchini with immersion blender, choose if you want to blend them all or leave some pieces whole. Add the salmon to the zucchini and let it blend well.
Using a slotted spoon, take the pasta out of the boiling water and toss it in the pan with the sauce, let it mix well, and then we are ready to serve. Just add chopped parsley, and our delicious creamy pasta with zucchini and smoked salmon is ready to enjoy.
