Salmon With Orecchiette, Caramelized Onions, And Horseradish Cre

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 lbs onions, thinly sliced
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
• 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 12 ounces bunch broccoli rabe (also called rapini)
• 12 ounces orecchiette (little ear-shaped pasta)
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese (about 3 ounces)
• 24 ounces salmon fillets, with skin

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onions and saute until deep golden brown, about 28 minutes.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 boil cream and clam juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 whisk in horseradish.
• 7 season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 (caramelized onions and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. cover separately and refrigerate.)
• 9 cook broccoli rabe in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• 10 using tongs, transfer to plate.
• 11 reserve cooking water.
• 12 cut broccoli rabe lengthwise in half, then chop coarsely crosswise.
• 13 return water in pot to boil.
• 14 add pasta and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
• 15 drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• 16 return pasta to same pot.
• 17 add 2 tablespoons oil, caramelized onions, broccoli rabe, parmesan cheese, and 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid.
• 18 toss pasta mixture over medium-high heat until heated through, adding remaining reserved cooking liquid if pasta is dry, about 5 minutes.
• 19 season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
• 20 meanwhile, sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.
• 21 heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
• 22 add salmon to skillet, skin side up, and cook until brown on bottom, about 3 minutes.
• 23 turn salmon over and cook until skin is golden brown and crisp and salmon is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes longer.
• 24 bring horseradish sauce to simmer.
• 25 divide pasta mixture among 4 plates.
• 26 top with salmon, skin side down.
• 27 spoon horseradish sauce over salmon and serve.