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Blushing Salmon
Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
12 oz. pasta
Salt and pepper
1 1/4 lbs. salmon, skinned, cut in 4 even fillets
3 tbsp. unsalted butter
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 med. leeks, cut lengthwise, thinly
sliced into half-moons
1 lrg. shallot, minced (optional)
5 garlic cloves, minced (optional)
1/2 tsp. cayenne (optional)
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (optional)
2 oz. vodka
1/2 cup white wine
Zest of one lemon
1 cup heavy cream
15.5 oz. jar of Naked sauce
Directions
1. Bring large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to directions on box.
2. Lightly salt and pepper both sides of salmon fillets.
3. In a large sauté pan, heat butter and oil over med-high heat.
4. Sauté salmon, flipping once, until just cooked through – about 7 to 9 mins.
5. Remove salmon from pan, place on a plate, tent with foil to keep warm.
6. To the pan add the leeks, a few pinches of salt & pepper, and cook stirring occasionally, until soften
about 4 mins.
7. Add shallot and garlic to the leeks, cook another minute more.
8. Stir in cayenne and pepper flakes.
9. Carefully add the vodka, cook until evaporates by half.
10. Add wine, cook until it evaporates by half.
11. Stir the lemon zest into mixture.
12. Add cream and sauce - simmer a few mins. until sauce thickens.
13. Return salmon to the pan and let it cook a few more minutes in the sauce.
14. Drain the pasta, return cooked pasta to pot. Ladle some of the sauce over the pasta and stir to coat.
15. Serve salmon over pasta with a generous spoonful of the decadent sauce.
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