Pasta with hot smoked salmon, ratatouille and ricotta

Making this delicious salmon pasta is really fast and easy using the ratatouille recipe linked to below as your base. This is another fantastic recipe to use up items in your pantry.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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200g gluten-free legume pasta (or wholemeal pasta)
200g green beans, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon zest of lemon
½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes (optional)
¼ x quantity ratatouille
150g hot smoked salmon fillet, flaked
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus extra, to serve
2 teaspoons lemon juice
125g reduced-fat fresh ricotta, to serve

Instructions

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1 Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet instructions, or until just tender, adding the beans for last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain.

2 Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook the lemon zest and chilli (if using) for 30 seconds, or until fragrant. Add the ratatouille and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes.

3 Add the pasta, beans, flaked salmon, parsley and lemon juice, and toss mixture to combine. Season dish with cracked black pepper. Divide among four plates. Serve with a dollop of ricotta and extra parsley.

Serving suggestion

To make this pizza, you will need to use one-quarter of the basic Rataouille recipe, made ahead of time

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 367 cal

Kilojoules 1570 kJ

Protein 20.6 g

Total fat 10.8 g

Saturated fat 2.4 g

Carbohydrates 38.4 g

Sugar 7.3 g

Dietary fibre 10.4 g

Sodium 423 mg

Calcium 173 mg

Iron 0.8 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.