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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal756
  • fat45g
  • saturates23g
  • carbs55g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre2g
  • protein35g
  • salt4.4g
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Method

  • step 1

    Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the garlic for 1-2 mins until softened. Add the spinach and continue to cook until just wilted. Stir through the cream cheese, lemon zest juice and, and some black pepper.

  • step 2

    Drain the pasta but reserve a few spoonfuls of the cooking water. Add the salmon, basil and pasta to the sauce, along with the cooking water to loosen it a little. Toss together and season with more pepper, to taste, before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2014

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.40 ratings

tandemstoker

Like others here suggest I only added half the quantity of lemon juice. I also substituted the spinach with other green veg. This is tasty, easy and quick to prepare. Thanks, Good food!

bdfacey73993

So easy and so quick to make. I have never combined salmon with garlic and lemon juice/zest before. Thank you it was absolutely a winner

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AnnieGambles

This is a nice recipe but the proportions needed tweaking for me. I love lemons - so much so that I eat them with a teaspoon - but the amount of lemon juice compared to the other ingredients was a bit overpowering. I want to taste the salmon more. If I was to make this again (and I probably will), I…

emmalouise21

We love this recipe! Very quick and easy to make. I added more spinach and used 75 grams of tagliatelle per person, and 100 grams of cream cheese for 2. I only used the lemon zest, with the juice it’s a bit too much lemony. Will be making this again.

Retired_Foodie

Rachel - your recipe is magic. Not only absolutely delicious but so quick and easy AND well under my per meal calorie target as well. It ticks every box, thank you. Will be making again soon.

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