Tortiglioni With Grilled Salmon, Dill And Caramelized Onions

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (8 ounce) salmon steaks, about 1-inch thick
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup fresh dill (dried will work, but adjust accordingly)
• 4 cups onions, thinly sliced wedges
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb tortiglioni
• 1 cup reserved pasta-cooking water

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 sprinkle the salmon steaks generously with salt and pepper.
• 3 sprinkle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1 tablespoon fresh dill.
• 4 broil until salmon is browned, about 8 minutes.
• 5 carefully turn and broil until cooked throughout, about 2 minutes.
• 6 cool slightly. remove the skin and bone.
• 7 break the salmon into 1-inch chunks.
• 8 meanwhile, cook the onion in the olive oil in a covered, large deep skillet over medium-low heat until golden(caramelized), about 15 minutes.
• 9 cook the pasta according to the package instructions in plenty of boiling, salted water until firm to the bite.
• 10 ladle out 1 cup of the pasta-cooking liquid.
• 11 remove from the heat and add 1 cup of cold water to stop the cooking; drain.
• 12 add pasta to the skillet and mix with the caramelized onion and as much of the pasta-cooking liquid as needed to keep the mixture moist.
• 13 add the salmon and the remaining lemon juice and dill.