Italian

Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto is for Dinner.

Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto takes 20 minutes to cook.

Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto are:

Basil Pesto Sauce:
1/3 cup pine nuts toasted
2 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
1 tsp. lemon juice
salt, dash
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
freshly ground black pepper to taste

8 oz. dry Bionaturae whole wheat elbow macaroni
1 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup "Basil Pesto Sauce"- see instructions
10 pitted black (Kalamata) olives, halves
1/2 T. capers, rinsed & drained
6 oz. nova smoked salmon, cut into thin strips
1 T. freshly grated Romano cheese

Here is how you make Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto:

Make Basil Pesto Sauce: Toast pine nuts in small nonstick skillet for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Cut basil leaves into strips. Combine lemon juice, salt and garlic in a mortar and mash into a paste. Add pine nuts and continue to mash until nuts are ground. Add basil strips a few at a time grinding them into the nut paste. Add olive oil and mash until paste becomes loose. Add cheeses and pepper and mix well. 75 calories per Tablespoon. Use 1/4 cup in salmon recipe which follows and refrigerate remaining pesto. Pesto will keep in refrigerator for a few days.Boil pasta until al dente according to package directions, drain and toss with olive oil. Heat 1/4 cup Basil Pesto Sauce over low heat and add capers and olives. Remove from heat and add salmon strips. Toss with cooked pasta and divide into 4 serving bowls. Sprinkle with 1/4 T. Romano cheese. Makes 4 servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TLAMBERT52.

The nutritional information for Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 367.5

• Total Fat: 16.7 g
• Cholesterol: 18.1 mg
• Sodium: 1,216.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.8 g
• Protein: 18.2 g

Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Basil Pesto is Italian cuisine.