MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Salmon With Garlic Butter & Tomato Pasta Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Pasta, Herbs Yield: 4 servings 4 Skin-on salmon fillets - (5 oz ea); patted dry 1 pt Cherry or other small - tomatoes 1 1/2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil Salt & black pepper 3 tb Unsalted butter 5 cl Garlic; fine chopped or - grated 3 Basil sprigs; +1/2 c torn - leaves 8 oz Angel hair pasta Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and heat the broiler to high. On a foil-lined sheet pan, coat the salmon and tomatoes with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the salmon skin side up. Broil until the tomatoes are blistered and the salmon's skin is crisp and flesh flakes easily with a fork, 6 to 10 minutes. Halfway through broiling, check on the sheet pan: If the tomatoes are burning, give them a stir. If the salmon skin is burning - congrats, you have a powerful broiler! - move the rack to the center of the oven and keep cooking. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt 2 tb butter over medium-high. Add the garlic and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 3 cups water, 1-1/2 ts salt, the basil sprigs and a generous sprinkling of black pepper. Bring to a boil. Add the pasta, breaking the noodles in half if they don't fit in the skillet. Cook over medium-high, tossing often with tongs or a fork, until the pasta is al dente, 5 to 8 minutes. It's OK if the water isn't completely absorbed, but if the skillet looks dry, without any liquid on the bottom of the skillet, add a few tb of water. If the pasta is done before the salmon, remove from heat and cover to keep warm. When the salmon and tomatoes are out of the oven, transfer the salmon to plates, skin side up, to rest. Remove the basil sprigs from the pasta, then add the remaining tb of butter to the pasta and toss until melted and glossing the noodles. Add the tomatoes, any juices from the sheet pan and the basil leaves to the pasta and stir just once to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve the salmon alongside the noodles. Recipe by Ali Slagle RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM