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20th Dec 2016

Savage Lemon, Smoked Salmon And Basil Pasta

niallharbison

Ingredients
  • 1 packet of fresh pasta
  • 1 Packet of smoked salmon
  • 2 lemons
  • 1 Corgette (Zucchini)
  • 1 Packet of basil
  • 2 Cloves of garlic
  • Parmesan cheese

We all need a few “go to” pasta dishes that we can lash together in a few minutes when we get home from work. Most of us are lazy bastards and go with one of those rotten sauces that are pre-made but I wanted to show just how simple it is to cook something packed full of goodness, quick and super tasty. All the prep takes about 10 minutes and once the water is boiled you’ll have the rest done in a couple of minutes. Lash this mega tasty recipe together for a couple of you and you’ll never look back…

Instructions

Step 1

The ingredients are really simple. The more you spend on the cheese and the salmon though the better it gets.


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Step 2

Chop the ends of the corgette or Zucchini depending on what part of the world you come from.


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Step 3

Then take some time to chop it in to nice even sized pieces.


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Step 4

Peel the garlic. Really don’t need to explain how to do this. If you can’t manage it give up and go and get some takeaway food


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Step 5

Using a grater get loads of the zest off the lemon. Don’t get the white part only the yellow. The white is bitter and fucking rotten.


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Step 6

You should have a nice few things prepped up now. This is how chefs work, get everything ready in advance and for gods sake keep the place tidy.


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Step 7

Pick all the leaves off your basil. Don’t be a miserable bastard here and use a fuck load. The more the better.


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Step 8

Roll the basil leaves up together and cut them in to little ribbons. As small as you can get them.


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Step 9

Cut the lemons in half. Again not rocket science.


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Step 10

Squeeze the juice out in to a glass or bowl. Make sure to get the rotten little pips out. Nothing worse than biting in to one of those bastards later in your pasta.


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Step 11

Get the salmon out and cut it in to nice thin strips.


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Step 12

Peel a fuck load of parmesan. Again don’t be shy with it.


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Step 13

So your chopping board should look like this. Thats all the work done really. Fun time now.


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Step 14

Heat a large pan up with a good amount of olive oil. Slowly cook the garlic, lemon zest and then add the corgette (zucchini) and cook for a couple of minutes over a slow heat.


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Step 15

When they are softening up and taking a little colour fuck in all of the lemon juice.


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Step 16

When your water comes to the boil cook the pasta. This fresh stuff usually takes about 2 minutes max.


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Step 17

When the sauce starts boiling up lash in the smoked salmon and the basil.


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Step 18

When your pasta is cooked spoon it straight in to the sauce. Don’t worry if a bit of the water goes in there too as that will help with your sauce.


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Step 19

Coat the pasta with all the sauce and then fuck in your parmesan. Season with a bit of salt and pepper and mix it all up and then you are done! The quickest bit of cooking you’ll ever do!


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Step 20

It should look, smell and taste insane. This is real restaurant cooking and you’ll be doing it at home in 20 mins and looking like a pro!


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There really is no excuse to eat shit pre-prepared food when you see just how simple this is to cook. It really is 100% idiot proof and once you master it you won’t even have to come back to this recipe to check each time. The ingredients are simple, it is super cheap and it is just the sort of meal you want to lash together during the week and fire yourself down in front of the TV. Absolutely fucking gorgeous.

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