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Poached salmon, pasta and pea salad with mustard dressing

This is a surprisingly filling yet light dish that is high in fibre and iron and is dairy-free. We love the crispness fresh peas that provide a lovely contrast to the soft poached salmon.

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1.5L (6 cups) water
  • 1 small lemon, sliced
  • 2 x 200g skinless salmon fillets
  • 250g wholegrain penne pasta
  • 150g sugar snap peas, trimmed, halved
  • 200g snow peas, trimmed, sliced (see tip)
  • 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, sliced (or 1 ½ cups sliced green beans)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 100g baby spinach
  • 3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • cracked black pepper, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a medium saucepan bring water and lemon slices to the boil over a medium heat. Add salmon, cover and remove pan from heat. Set aside to poach for 10 minutes, or until salmon is cooked to your liking. Roughly flake salmon in large pieces.

    2 Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente (or according to packet instructions), adding sugar snaps, snow peas and asparagus for last minute of cooking time. Rinse pasta and vegetables under cold running water and drain.

    3 In a large bowl combine pasta, vegetables, salmon, dill and spinach. Whisk together mustard, ginger, lemon juice, oil and honey. Add to salad and gently toss to combine. Season with pepper and serve.

    Variations

    • Use only sugar snaps or only snow peas if the other is unavailable.
    • Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta and check mustard is gluten free.

    One comment on Poached salmon, pasta and pea salad with mustard dressing

    1. Ann Glamuzina February 9, 2022 at 11:49 am #

      This is really good the next day for lunch if you have leftovers. Have also used the poaching technique to add to a Nicoise salad instead of using tuna.

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