INGREDIENTS:
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1 (500g) pack Penne Pasta (depending on your
appetites)
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1 Small Pumpkin
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1 Small Packet of Smoked Salmon (Use Trimmings, Same
flavour
just cheaper)
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Prawns and Mussels are optional (I like them though)
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2-3 cloves garlic
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Plenty of Extra Virgin Olive oil (Don’t substitute)
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Cherry Tomatoes
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Some fresh Basil
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Double Cream
DIRECTIONS:
Put 3-4 good lugs of olive oil into you pan and add your
Garlic.
Leave your garlic in
big chunks, as it will stop it burning.
Leave on a low heat.
Cut and de-seed your pumpkin. (No need to take too much
time here, leave in approx. 1-inch size pieces). Add this to your pan
and cook down until Pumpkin becomes soft.
Once the pumpkin has cooked to a soft texture put half of
it into a blender with a handful of Cherry tomatoes, a dash of fresh
cream and a good handful of Basil. Hit the button. (Season with salt and
pepper to taste)
Leave this to one side and go back to your pan. You will
be left with some nice chunks of soft Pumpkin. Add to this your smoked
salmon and if available the prawns and Mussels. Cook for around 2-3
minutes and add the sauce you have prepared.
Leave all this to simmer while you prepare you pasta. I’m
not going to give you instructions on this as you can read the packet
Once you pasta is cooked and drained stir in a little of
your pumpkin and sauce just to coat.
Dish the pasta up into a nice sized bowl and spoon on top
some of the beautiful Pumpkin, Salmon and seafood.
Tear up some nice crusty bread and open a bottle of
chilled white wine
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