Today’s recipe is for a seafood first course: black rice pasta with salmon and fava beans.
Black rice pasta is a type of pasta made with a portion of black rice flour, which gives it the dark brown/black color characteristic of this particular type of rice. This pasta is whole grain, a source of fiber, phosphorus, and protein.
A unique and unmistakable taste combined with an enticing warmth that today I’ve chosen to enhance and enrich with fresh salmon diced and lots of delicious fresh fava beans tender and soft, completed with slowly roasted cherry tomatoes. A perfect combination for a knockout first course.
These spaghetti with salmon and fava beans are light and flavorful; with each bite, you’ll taste the freshness of the fava beans, the roundness of the salmon, and the saltiness of the cherry tomato with its characteristic hint of acidity. In short, a real explosion of flavors that will win you over immediately.
Now let’s see together, step by step, how to make this recipe.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, All seasons
Ingredients for Black Rice Pasta with Salmon and Fava Beans
- 14 oz black rice pasta (black)
- 9 oz salmon (fresh)
- 2 oz fava beans (fresh shelled)
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 1 head garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 bunch parsley
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Tools
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Pot
- 1 Baking Tray
Let’s Prepare Black Rice Pasta with Salmon and Fava Beans Together
This step is very simple but requires a long cooking time; if you’re short on time, you can skip it.
Take the cherry tomatoes, wash them, and cut them in half, then place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper with the cut side facing up. Add salt and a grind of pepper (you can also add oregano if you like), the garlic head cut in half, and bake in a preheated oven at 284°F for 1.5 hours where they will slowly wilt.
Take the fava beans and shell them, then remove the skin to avoid any bitter taste. Try to use small, tender fava beans. Take the salmon fillets, remove the skin with the help of a knife, and then cut them into cubes. Finely chop the parsley after washing and drying it well.
Bring the water to a boil for cooking the pasta. Meanwhile, in a high-sided non-stick pan, pour the olive oil and add the peeled garlic clove and chopped parsley (leave a small portion to add at the end of cooking) and lightly sauté.
Add the diced salmon and cook over high heat for three or four minutes, then add the shelled fava beans, salt, and pepper and let cook for just under a minute, then turn off the heat.
When the pasta is cooked, drain it into the seasoning pan and stir to combine the ingredients. If it seems too dry, add a little pasta cooking water. Add the slowly roasted cherry tomatoes and serve hot.
A Curly Cook Advises
To prepare black rice pasta with salmon and fava beans, try to use small, tender fava beans. Try this recipe with whole grain pasta too. You can also cook the cherry tomatoes in an air fryer.
