WILD SALMON & ASPARAGUS KETO TAGLIATELLE

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

20 mins

A wholesome meal for the discerning and health conscious low-carbers. It tastes superb, it's quick, easy, and super-healthy.

Author: Antya

Recipe type: Main Courses

Cuisine: Ketogenic. Low Carb. LCHF. Grain Free. Gluten Free. Low Calcium.

Yield: 2

Ingredients

200g QK fettuccine pasta #1
100g smoked wild sockeye salmon (cut into strips)
300g asparagus spears (net weight after trimming - from 400-450g)
10g extra virgin olive oil (U.S. option HERE)
150g double cream
a handful of fine pink Himalayan salt (U.S. option HERE)
freshly ground black pepper
2 TBSP nutritional yeast (U.S. option HERE)

Instructions

snap off and discard the bottom segment of each asparagus spear, then break off tips and set aside.
boil stems in salted water until tender (5-10 minutes depending on thickness), then scoop them out into a bowl using a straining ladle.
add tips to the same water and cook until tender (2-5 minutes), drain with straining ladle and set aside in a separate bowl - reserve the cooking water.
using an immersion (stick) blender (I use THIS ONE; U.S. option HERE), blitz the stems to a purée and add some of the cooking water to obtain a thick soup consistency - add seasoning to your taste and leave aside.
in a frying pan, heat up the olive oil, then add asparagus purée, salmon strips and cream.
cook for 1 minute, add a bit more of the reserved cooking water to loosen, and finally stir in the pasta.
let it all get nice and hot for 1 minute or so, adding a bit more cooking water if necessary (QK pasta is quite absorbent).
divide between two serving plates, sprinkle with nutritional yeast, and top with the reserved asparagus tips, before serving immediately.

Notes

You can replace the nutritional yeast with Parmesan cheese.

The best way to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients is with Metric Kitchen Scales. They are inexpensive and take up very little space. Click HERE for the ones I use. For U.S. option click HERE.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Calories: 737 Fat: 64g Net Carbs: 5.5g Protein: 30g

Recipe by at https://queenketo.com/wild-salmon-asparagus-keto-tagliatelle/