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Pesto-Pasta-w-Salmon
Pesto Salmon Pasta with Garlic Chips
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

A delicious pesto salmon pasta pasta dish full of rich flavors. A perfect dinner dish with salmon, pesto and spices and herbs. Full meal!

Course: Dinner, Pasta
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 2
Calories: 669 kcal
Author: Vicky
Ingredients
  • 1 salmon steak
  • 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt/pepper to taste
  • splash of gluten free tamari
  • splash of lime juice
  • 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons capers
  • 6 tablespoons pesto use vegan pesto for dairy free version
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 6 ounces gluten free pasta linguine, tagliatelle, etc
  • 2 green onions diced
Instructions
  1. Add a dash of tamari, salt and a little bit of lime juice onto both sides of the salmon steak.
  2. Heat oil over medium heat and add thinly sliced garlic. Cook until it starts to brown and then remove the garlic. Increase heat to medium-high and add the salmon steak, once the oil is hot, cooking it on both sides until browned.
  3. Boil pasta according to package directions and drain the pasta water. To the pot of pasta add pesto and coconut milk and return to the stove over medium-low heat for 1-2 minutes more, stirring the pasta with the sauce.
  4. When salmon steak is cooked through, cut it up into large bite sized pieces (removing the bones).
  5. Top pasta with salmon, capers, red onions, crispy fried garlic, and green onions. Toss. Add a splash of lime juice for an extra kick.
Nutrition Facts
Pesto Salmon Pasta with Garlic Chips
Amount Per Serving
Calories 669 Calories from Fat 351
% Daily Value*
Fat 39g60%
Saturated Fat 10g63%
Cholesterol 3mg1%
Sodium 530mg23%
Potassium 153mg4%
Carbohydrates 71g24%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 1025IU21%
Vitamin C 5.7mg7%
Calcium 101mg10%
Iron 2.4mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.