Tahini Pasta With Salmon Bites

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Tahini Pasta With Salmon Bites

Tahini pasta with miso garlic butter salmon bites is a delicious, creamy and easy to whip up meal. Full of feel good ingredients and flavors.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Lactose

Servings:

Author: Bailey

Equipment

1 Cooking Sheet
High Speed Blender

Ingredients

Salmon Bites

1-1½ lb salmon skinless is preferred
1 tbsp butter *see notes
2 garlic cloves minced
1½ tsp miso paste
¼ tsp salt & pepper

Tahini Pasta

1 bunch broccolini about 1 ½ cups chopped *see notes
¼ tbsp oil for roasting broccolini
¼ tsp garlic powder for roasting broccolini
1 lb pasta *see notes
½ cup tahini well stirred
½ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp paprika
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp fresh ginger minced/chopped
1 tsp maple syrup
1 small shallot minced/chopped
¼ cup ice water to thin the sauce
½ -1 cup pasta water to help spread the sauce into pasta
1 lemon juiced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375º. Cube the salmon into 1 inch pieces. In a medium sized bowl, melt the butter, add the garlic and miso to the melted butter, mix until the miso is blended in. Chop the broccoli/broccolini into small pieces and add to one half side of the cooking sheet. Drizzle a little olive oil and season lightly with 1/4 tsp salt & pepper.
Add the cubed salmon to the miso butter. Mix well and then add the salmon/butter to the other half of the cooking sheet, make sure the salmon isn't overlapping. Cook for 13-17 minutes depending on how you like the cook on your salmon. Keep an eye on the broccoli, oven temps can vary.
Start your pasta while the salmon is baking. Cook until al dente and according to the package. Don't forget to salt your water (1 tsp) and be sure to save 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
Add all of the tahini sauce ingredients (except pasta water!) to a high speed blender or food processor. I like to use a smaller one like this. If your sauce is too thick (tahini can vary greatly with thickness) just add a few more tbsp to the sauce and blend until you get the desired thickness (I like it to be like a thick salad dressing).
Once the noodles are al dente, collect 1 cup of the pasta water and drain the rest. Add the noodles back into the warm pot and pour the tahini sauce over the noodles. Add the chopped broccolini and mix well, add a little pasta water at a time to help spread the sauce, don't add too much too soon. Serve the tahini pasta and then add the salmon bites over the top. Garnish with sesame seeds (optional) and enjoy!

Notes

*use plant based butter to make this dairy free

*regular chopped broccoli or red peppers will also work. It's about 1.5 - 2 cups finely chopped

*any pasta shape will work for this recipe!

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