Name: Penne with Asparagus and Salmon (Penne agli Asparagi e Salmone)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 8 ounces skinless salmon fillet; 1 pound penne; ⅓ cup heavy cream; 12 ounces ripe tomatoes; Freshly ground black pepper; 8 ounces asparagus; Salt; ½ medium yellow onion; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

Seafood and vegetables are a typical Italian combination, and asparagus and salmon complement each other perfectly.

Ingredients

8 ounces asparagus
Salt
½ medium yellow onion
2

Method

Fill a sauté pan wide enough to accommodate the asparagus with water, place over high heat, and bring to a boil.
Cut off the woody bottom part of the asparagus spears, then peel the remaining bottom third. Add 1 teaspoon salt to the boiling water, then gently slide i