{"id":408,"date":"2024-08-06T19:18:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.holtmath.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2025-04-22T19:40:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:40:45","slug":"smoked-salmon-pasta-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.holtmath.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/06\/smoked-salmon-pasta-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here I’ll show the easiest and most delicious way to whip up a salmon pasta salad!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Although this might seem like a side dish, it’s way too easy to make for a quick and easy dinner! Follow me…<\/p>\n Where there’s smoked salmon, there’s often bagels. And where there’s salad, there’s quite often croutons. You see where I’m going with this These are essentially my Bagel Chips<\/a>, just repurposed as croutons. Really simple to make – just slice up a bagel, coat in oil and salt and bake until crisp. You’ll want to leave them to completely cool<\/strong>, just so they don’t warm up the salad and turn the dressing greasy. They’ll also crisp up as they cool.<\/p>\n Yes, just allow them to cool completely, then tightly store them at room temp.<\/p>\n Process shots: slice bagel (photos 1&2), bake (photos 3&4).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The dressing for this pasta salad is really simple and binds everything together so beautifully. Here’s what you’ll need:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Yep! Just tightly store in the fridge until needed.<\/p>\n Process shots: add ingredients to bowl (photo 1), stir to combine (photo 2).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n For the salad itself, I love using orzo. You’ll want to cook it until al dente, then drain and thoroughly rinse in cold water until completely cool. Make sure you give it a good shake to get rid of the excess water.<\/p>\n From there, here’s what you’ll need for the fillings:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n It’ll seem quite saucy at the start, but the dressing soon starts to get soaked up by everything.<\/p>\n Process shots: add orzo, cucumber, red onion and capers to bowl (photo 1), stir with dressing (photo 2), add salmon and croutons (photo 3), stir to combine (photo 4).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n I like using smoked salmon because it adds loads of flavour and doesn’t need cooking. You could cook some raw salmon (preferably smoked) then leave to completely cool and break up into the pasta if you’d prefer.<\/p>\n If you want to make it ahead of time leave out the croutons and store them in an airtight container at room temp, then stir in before serving. Keep the pasta salad tightly covered in the fridge.<\/p>\n I think avocado would go nicely. I also toyed with cherry tomatoes, so you could try that if you fancy!<\/p>\n The croutons actually hold up pretty well and stay crunchy for 30 mins or so, but obviously the sooner it’s served the better. If you have any leftover dill you could sprinkle that over to serve!<\/p>\n For another similar pasta salad check out my Tuna Pasta Salad<\/a>!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n For ALL my pasta salads check out my list of Incredible Pasta Salads<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this salmon pasta salad shall we?!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Can I make these ahead of time?<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Salmon Pasta Salad Dressing<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Can I make this ahead of time?<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad FAQ<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Can I use fresh salmon?<\/em><\/h3>\n
Can I make the whole salad ahead of time?<\/em><\/h3>\n
Is there anything else I could add?<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Serving Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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How to make Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>(Full Recipe & Video)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n