Recipe: Gluten-free salmon, asparagus and mascarpone pasta

Laura at My Gluten Free Guide shares this quick and easy dinner idea to help support your bone health.

Serves: 2
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 spring onions, chopped finely
• 6 spears asparagus, chopped into 3cm lengths (or tenderstem broccoli is a great alternative, slice the stalks into rounds and the tops into small florets)
• Olive oil
• 150g smoked salmon, sliced into strips
• Milled black pepper
• 200g gluten free pasta, ideally linguini
• 2 heaped tablespoons of mascarpone
• Zest of half a lemon, plus extra to garnish

Method

1. Prepare your gluten-free pasta as per the instructions on the packet. In the meantime, start making the sauce.
2. Take a frying pan and add a little olive oil, then add the chopped spring onions and asparagus pieces and cook for about 5 minutes (over a fairly high heat, stirring regularly) until the asparagus turns bright green.
3. Then add the salmon strips and cook lightly until they start to turn slightly opaque. Only cook for 1-2 minutes, otherwise they will start to crumble.
4. Next add the mascarpone, lemon zest and milled black pepper and stir together - heat for 2 minutes, before taking the sauce off the heat.
5. Drain your pasta and add to the pan with the sauce, stirring to coat the pasta, season to taste. Then ladle into bowls and finish with extra lemon zest and black pepper if you wish.

This recipe contains salmon, which is a good source of vitamin D. Discover all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients we need for healthy bones in our Nutrition information.