Creamy salmon leek pasta
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Ingredients
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- butter
- 1 whole leek
Melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Dice the white part of a leek and add it with a big pinch of salt.
- white wine
- lemon juice
Deglaze with white wine and a little lemon juice; stir and cook until the liquid has almost boiled away, about 2 minutes.
- creme fraiche
- ¼ cup cream
Add the creme fraiche, and cream if using.
Why creme fraiche instead of cream
- cayenne
- tarragon mustard
Add a little cayenne and tarragon mustard, stir, reduce the heat to low and hold while preparing the salmon.
Seasoning the sauce with cayenne and tarragon mustard
- wild salmon
Slice the salmon into even slices a quarter to a half inch thick.
Lay the salmon on the barely simmering sauce; after about 30 seconds start moving it around gently until it starts to break up, then turn off the heat.
- cilantro
Stir in a handful of fresh herbs; taste and adjust seasoning.
- spaghetti
Boil spaghetti timed to finish with the sauce; combine and garnish with a little extra cayenne.