Salmon & vegetable pasta

This is a great healthy recipe to get kids to eat their vegies. Theyll enjoy helping you measure the ingredients and you could ask your pint-sized assistants to tear up the spinach instead of chopping it with a knife.

Recipe «Salmon & vegetable pasta» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 corn cob, husk and silk removed, 145g dried large spiral pasta, 1 small carrot, peeled, finely chopped, 1 tbsp extra light olive oil, 1 small brown onion, halved, finely chopped , 1/2 celery stick, trimmed, finely chopped, 80ml cold water, 1 tbsp spreadable cream cheese , 1 x 105g can red salmon, drained, 40g baby spinach leaves, washed, dried, chopped.

Ingredients:

• 1 corn cob, husk and silk removed 
• 145g dried large spiral pasta 
• 1 small carrot, peeled, finely chopped 
• 1 tbsp extra light olive oil 
• 1 small brown onion, halved, finely chopped 
• 1/2 celery stick, trimmed, finely chopped 
• 80ml cold water 
• 1 tbsp spreadable cream cheese 
• 1 x 105g can red salmon, drained 
• 40g baby spinach leaves, washed, dried, chopped 

Instructions

1. Use a small sharp knife to cut down the length of the corn cob close to the core to remove the kernels.
2. Cook the pasta in a medium saucepan of salted boiling water following packet directions or until al dente. Add the corn and carrot in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Drain.
3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add celery and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in water and cream cheese, and bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in salmon and spinach.
4. Divide pasta mixture among serving bowls. Spoon over the salmon mixture and serve immediately.