Name: Smoked Salmon "Everything Bagel" Pasta Salad with Cream Cheese
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 tbsp capers; 1 ½ (227 g) blocks cream cheese; 1 ½ English cucumbers; 1 small bunch fresh dill; 1 ½ small pkgs grape tomatoes; 1 ½ lemons; 425 g macaroni (elbow) pasta; 1 ½ bunches radish; 1 ½ medium red onions; 3 (113 g) pkgs smoked salmon; garlic powder; honey; poppy seeds; salt; sesame seeds

Smoked Salmon "Everything Bagel" Pasta Salad with Cream CheeseSmoked Salmon "Everything Bagel" Pasta Salad with Cream Cheese — a 30-minute dinner recipe with 15 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

3 tbsp capers

1 ½ (227 g) blocks cream cheese

1 ½ English cucumbers

1 small bunch fresh dill

1 ½ small pkgs grape tomatoes

1 ½ lemons

425 g macaroni (elbow) pasta

1 ½ bunches radish

1 ½ medium red onions

3 (113 g) pkgs smoked salmon

garlic powder

honey

poppy seeds

salt

sesame seeds

Instructions

Fill a large pot halfway with hot water (from the tap). Add salt, cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, uncover, add pasta, and stir for a few seconds. Cook until desired firmness, 8-10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool.

Meanwhile, wash and dry the fresh produce.

Juice lemons into a large bowl. Add honey, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, garlic powder, and salt, then whisk to combine the dressing.

Halve grape tomatoes. Add to the bowl with the dressing.

Trim and quarter cucumbers lengthwise, then cut crosswise into bite-sized pieces. Add to the bowl.

Trim and halve radishes, then slice crosswise into thin half-moons. Add to the bowl.

Shave dill leaves off the stems; discard stems and mince the leaves. Add to the bowl.

Peel, halve, and small dice onions. Add to the bowl.

Roughly chop capers. Add to the bowl.

Medium dice cream cheese. Add to the bowl.

Chop or tear smoked salmon into bite-sized pieces. Add to the bowl, along with the cooled pasta, and stir to combine the pasta salad.

To serve, divide pasta salad between plates or bowls. Enjoy!

Open this recipe in Flambette