Pasta with spinach and smoked salmon Half hour pasta

Pasta with spinach and smoked salmon Half hour pasta

Prep Time – 40 mins

Cook Time – 10-15 mins

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 400g |14oz strong ‘00’ flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Baby Spinach
• Smoked salmon – hot if possible
• salt and pepper to taste

Method:

1. Put the flour into a food processor. Beat the eggs and oil together, and with the motor running, gradually add them to the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Remove from the processor. Bring a small amount of the mixture together with your fingertips. It should come together easily, but not be too wet. If it does feel wet, add extra flour.
2. Knead the dough briefly to bring it together, wrap it in clingfilm and leave it to relax for 10 minutes. Pass it through the widest setting of the pasta machine three or four times, then roll it through the different settings of the machine until you can get it through the narrowest gauge. Allow the pasta to dry until the surface no longer feels tacky. Cut the pasta into the required shape and drop it straight into a large saucepan of boiling salted water.
3. Cook until al dente, add the spinach for the final minute and then drain. Put the pasta and spinach back in a saucepan with the hot smoked salmon and stir. Season to taste.