Smoked salmon, courgette and vodka pasta

Ingredients:

1 courgette

3 shallots

1 clove of garlic

farfalle pasta

3 slices of smoked salmon, cut into strips

100g creme fraiche

25g grated parmesan

25g grated gruyere (optional)

tbl spoon cream cheese

handful of fresh parsley, chopped

50ml vodka

salt and pepper

olive oil

• Cook pasta according to pack instructions.
• In a bowl, mix the creme fraiche, cream cheese, parmesan, gruyere and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
• Whilst the pasta is cooking dice the shallots, garlic and courgette and fry in a little olive oil until soft.
• Add the vodka to the courgette and shallots and allow to bubble away for 5 minutes or so. Then add the soft cheese mixture and stir everything thoroughly. Then add the smoked salmon strips and stir again.
• Drain the cooked pasta and add to the sauce. You may want to add a spoonful of the pasta cooking water to the sauce to loosen it a little.

Smoked salmon, parsley and cream cheese omelette

This made a really nice Sunday brunch dish. A glass of champagne would finish it off nicely!

Ingredients: (makes 2 omelettes)

3 large eggs

a handful of parsley, chopped

a slice of smoked salmon, cut into small pieces

a tbl spoon of cream cheese

black pepper

butter

2 English muffins

• In a jug or bowl mix the omelette ingredients together: eggs, salmon, cream cheese and parsley. Season with black pepper and stir well.
• Heat a knob of butter in a non stick pan and pour in half of the egg mixture. Cook the omelette for a minute or two (according to how you like it) and fold in half towards the end of cooking.
• Meanwhile, toast an English muffin to serve alongside.