Sunday, 10 June 2007

Linguine with salmon, fresh corgette, roasted red peper and fresh basil

This is a really simple summer time dish. perfect for a late lunch. A crisp sauvignon blanc would be a good wine to serve with this.

Ingredients

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1 red pepper
1 red chilli
2 salmon fillets
1 courgette
fresh basil leaves
Olive oil
Black pepper
Sea salt
1 lime


Using a potato peeler or micro pane, slice the courgettes very finely.
Finely chop a half a red chilli, removing the seeds. Add to the courgette.
Roast the pepper in the oven, charring the skin. Take the peppers out the oven, deseed and de-skin. Cut into slices and add to the courgette and chilli.
Fresh Basil leaves - tear and add to the courgette.
Squeeze the juice of half a lime over the courgette.

Cook the linguine al dente. Drain and add to the courgette, mixing all the ingredients together. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle a good quality olive oil.

Pan-fry the salmon fillets in olive oil, first on the skin ensuring that the skin is crispy before turning over.

Serve the salmon on top of the pasta.

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