Penne al Salmone
The best restaurant in this small town is Luca's Ristorante Italiano. And the best dish to order there? Penne al Salmone. Well, it's also the most expensive dish on the menu. 

So how to combat that? Research the recipe and get as close as you can to it. And I did! It's better the first day.

What's in it? Well, I had to translate from Italian recipes and then use as much of my Spanish knowledge to understand the Italian.


This is delicious and so much more affordable than you will find at restaurants. Recipe below.

Penne al Salmone

Description: Smoked salmon penne pasta in a cream sauce with smoked cherry tomatoes and capers.

Prep time: 30 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 pkg Penne pasta
2/3 c. smoked salmon
1 c. cream -eyeball it
1/2 c. onion, minced
1/2 stick butter
3 garlic cloves, sliced into thirds
1 bunch cherry tomatoes
1/4 c. salmon cream -- you can leave it out if you don't have it. 
2 TB water
2 TB capers
fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions:
This recipe is super easy to eyeball. Don't overdo on the salmon, but be generous. Go all out with the tomatoes. Plum tomatoes or other small garden tomatoes work well. Soak them in salmon juice or salmon cream if possible before serving, or smoke them with the salmon.


Brown onion in butter and water. When the water has almost completely evaporated, add the salmon. Let simmer. Pour in noodles. Add cream, cherry tomatoes and capers. Let thicken for a few minutes. Garnish with parsley. Serve hot.

Slice some good bread and enjoy!