A good pasta salad with salmon can be made in many ways, in fact there is the recipe with smoked salmon and tuna that is very good, but if you want something lighter, without greasy and heavy dressings, this pasta salad with smoked salmon and prawns is just what you are looking for.
If you want you can use the pasta that you have left over from the day before, pasta salads are always a good option to take advantage of leftover food and also, with this easy recipe you will see how simple it is to make a gourmet recipe with a few simple ingredients.
The pasta salad with smoked salmon that we will make next, you can prepare it as a main dish or to eat at dinner time, the touch of lemon makes all the flavors intensify and the result is more than spectacular.
Ingredients to make Pasta Salad with Smoked Salmon and Prawns:
- 1 piece of smoked salmon
- 4 peeled cooked prawns
- 1 handful of black olives
- 120 grams of short pasta
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 splash of lemon juice
- Oil
- Garlic
- Parsley
How to make Pasta Salad with Smoked Salmon and Prawns:
As we will make a cold pasta salad, the first thing you should do is cook the pasta. To do this, place the pasta in boiling water with a pinch of salt and check the manufacturer’s recommended cooking time. Drain and reserve.
I have used screws, but you can use any type of pasta for this recipe with smoked salmon, the important thing is that it is short pasta.
Meanwhile, we are going to prepare a garlic and parsley oil that we can save and use for the preparation of other recipes, such as grilled prawns or fried fish.
Finely chop a bunch of fresh parsley and pamper yourself with a few cloves of garlic, keep this in a jar with virgin olive oil and that’s it.
Now, chop the salmon into small pieces, slice the olives and leave the prawns whole for a more elegant presentation of the pasta salad. If you use raw prawns, it will be enough to pass them for a couple of seconds in the pan, you can also use frozen prawns.
If you have time for a good salmon loin at home, you can smoke it yourself by following the step-by-step recipe for homemade smoked salmon.
When the pasta is already at room temperature, place it in a bowl and dress the pasta with the garlic and parsley oil. Mix well so that everything is well impregnated with the oil.
Now, add the salmon and the olives and mix everything again so that the ingredients are evenly distributed. Remember that we will leave the prawns for the presentation, but if you prefer, you can chop them and mix them in this step.
Serve the pasta salad with smoked salmon and prawns sprinkled with a few drops of lemon juice and place the prawns on one side. As you can see, a simple dish can be made into a gourmet and elegant presentation with a little patience.
This salad can be a perfect dish to serve as a starter at Christmas dinner for a special gathering. I hope you like it
