PASTA WITH SALMON

PASTA  WITH  SALMON:

INGREDIENTS:

25  g  butter

4  spring onions, finely chopped

150  ml  grape  juice

150  ml  fish or vegetable  stock

Saffron, a large pinch

150  ml  double cream

Salt and coarsely-crushed black pepper, to taste

500  g  pasta, cooked

4  salmon steaks

1  tsp  olive oil

1  tbsp  each, chopped chives and dill

METHOD:

• To prepare the sauce, heat butter in a pan until melted and cook onion very gently until softened.  Add grape juice, stock and saffron.
• Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by one-third.  Add cream and simmer for a couple of minutes.  Add herbs and seasoning and remove from the heat.
• Heat a griddle or a heavy-bottom pan until smoking hot. Brush both sides of  salmon fillets with oil and season generously.
• Cook on the griddle for a couple of minutes on each side until blackened on the outside and just cooked within.
• To serve, toss pasta with sauce, pile into bowls and top with salmon. Garnish with chives and dill.

Note: The sauce can be made in advance and reheated when needed.