Lemon pasta with salmon cream sauce

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g pasta (I prefer farfalle)
• 100 ml lemon juice, also ready-made product
• e.g. salt, for the cooking water
• 100 g bacon, diced or streaky bacon
• 1 tbsp extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil
• 1 clove(s) garlic, finely diced
• 1 m.-large shallot(s), finely diced
• 2 tbsp butter
• 400 g cream
• 8 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 100 g smoked salmon, sliced ​​into fine strips
• ½ bunch basil, finely chopped leaves
• n. B. salt and pepper, freshly ground
• n. B. Cheese, freshly grated hard cheese, e.g. Pecorino or Parmesan

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 25 minutes

delicious, light summer dish with a special touch

For the pasta, bring a sufficient amount of salted water with the lemon juice to a boil and cook the pasta “al dente” according to the package instructions. Plan to have the sauce ready before the pasta, as the rule always applies to pasta: “The sauce waits for the pasta!” Drain the pasta only through a sieve and do not rinse it under running water or add oil, as otherwise the sauce will not stick to the pasta! For the sauce, heat a non-stick, deep frying pan to 3/4 heat. Sauté the bacon cubes with the olive oil, garlic, and shallot for about 5 minutes, until the bacon is lightly browned and the shallot and garlic are translucent. Do not allow to brown. Now add the butter and, if necessary, loosen any residue with a spatula. Once the butter has melted, add the cream and reduce the heat to half power. Simmer the cream until it reaches the desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Once this is reached, add the quartered cherry tomatoes, basil, and salmon strips and heat for just 1 minute, stirring. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Be careful with the salt, as the bacon already adds a certain saltiness. Now arrange the pasta on warmed plates and pour the sauce over it. If you like, garnish with some chopped basil and freshly grated hard cheese for flavor and decoration.