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Lighten the Load, Part III: Creamy Pasta with Smoked Salmon, Arugula, Peas, and Lemon

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A creamy, delicious pasta without the guilt.
A creamy, delicious pasta without the guilt.

A creamy, decadent tasting pasta that can be considered light?

You bet. In more ways than one, too.

That’s because “Creamy Pasta with Smoked Salmon, Arugula, Peas, and Lemon” gets its luxurious body not from heavy cream, but from full-fat Greek yogurt. That means not only fewer calories and less fat, but a lot more protein.

Even more of a selling point is the fact that it takes all of 15 minutes to put together.

That’s because it’s a no-cook sauce, which makes it ideal to make whenever you’re pressed for time. Or in the heat of summer when that last thing you want is heat up the stove or oven for long.

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Creme Fraiche Pasta with Peas and Scallions (and Smoked Salmon)

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A perfect weeknight dish that comes together in little more time than it takes to boil the pasta.
A perfect weeknight dish that comes together in little more time than it takes to boil the pasta.

When my good friend Elaine gifted me a slab of moist, flaky hot-smoked salmon from Washington state for the holidays, I knew I wanted to highlight it in a simple yet special way.

I found the perfect vehicle in ” Creme Fraiche Pasta with Peas and Scallions.”

The recipe from the archives of the New York Times is by food writer Hana Asbrink, a former senior editor at Food52 and cook at Jean-Georges’ ABC Kitchen in New York.

This easy pasta dish didn’t originally have smoked salmon in it. But it sure made for a delectable addition. What’s more, I think even canned salmon would work well in this dish.

This fabulous weeknight dish comes together easily in just about the time it takes to boil the pasta.

Three bunches — yes, bunches — of green onions get sliced, then caramelized and charred in a cast-iron pan. That may seem like a lot of green onions, but once wilted, they don’t amount to that much. Plus, once you taste the irresistible sweet onion-y flavor they add to the pasta, you’ll wish you had sauteed even more green onions.

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