SPAGHETTI WITH SALMON TWO WAYS
To dress pasta? Olive oil, of course. But that was until I tried a generously buttered spaghetti at Arakataka restaurant in Oslo. Only after I unwound the disarmingly simple knot of fresh pasta strands tossed with butter and crowned with fish roe did the sumptuous complexity of flavors start to bloom. This was a dish I knew I would try to replicate at home. The challenge was the roe. The restaurant used lojrom, also called bleak roe, a fairly fine-grained roe that is popular in Scandinavia but hard to find in the United States. Other roes, like golden whitefish, trout and salmon, may be substituted. For a somewhat more substantial preparation, I added some hot-smoked salmon, ripe tomato and a hint of lemon.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dinner, easy, pastas, main course
Time 20m
Yield Yield 2 to 3 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. While water is heating, melt butter in a 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Add lemon zest to butter and cook about 90 seconds, until the lemon is fragrant. Do not allow butter to brown. Remove from heat. Add tomato and salmon to the pan and stir briefly. Fold in mint.
- When water boils, add pasta and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain, then place pasta in the pot with the salmon and gently fold ingredients together. Season generously with pepper and, if needed, salt.
- Divide pasta among 2 or 3 shallow plates. Top each portion with roe and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 480, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 61 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 22 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 492 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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