EASY ONE-PAN SALMON & LEMON PASTA

Make dinner easy on yourself with this scrumptious salmon pasta
Serves 4

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 lemon, zested, juiced
325g spaghetti, broken in half
1 cup frozen peas
1 punnet dill, sprigs picked
300g hot smoked salmon, skin removed, flaked – try using other fish with smoked paprika
60g baby spinach leaves
30cm non-stick frypan

1. Heat 1T oil in pan over medium heat. Add garlic & lemon zest. Cook for 1 minute til fragrant.

2. Add 3c water & the pasta and bring to boil. Reduce to low heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 mins, adding peas in the last 2 minutes –  or until pasta is almost tender and water almost evaporated.

3.  Add lemon juice, dill, salmon, spinach and remaining oil. Toss over low heat for 5 minutes or until heated through. Season with freshly ground black pepper.

Grilled Prawns with Pineapple Salsa (Aldi’s)

serves 8+

Ingredients

  • 1kg Australian banana prawns
  • 2 Tab olive oil
  • 1 Tab parsley, chopped
  • Quarter of a fresh pineapple, chopped into chunks
  • 1 mango, chopped into chunks
  • 2 Tab fresh coriander, chopped
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Thaw prawns in fridge. Pat dry. Preheat large frying pan or BBQ grill. Place prawns in a large bowl and toss them in olive oil and parsley. Grill prawns for a few minutes either side, until starting to brown on the shell.
  • To make the salsa: chop pineapple into chunks. Finely chop the coriander. Remove mango cheeks from stone and remove skin. Remove excess mango from the stone. Chop mango into chunks.
  • Mix pineapple, mango, coriander, cumin and remaining ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Serve prawns hot with salsa on the side.