Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

I rarely find my self so out of step with the majority of reviewers but I personally did not care for this recipe, neither the taste or visually. Smoked salmon and pesto just do not go together for me. I might try something similar but will use fresh salmon, fresh tomatoes and white wine.

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JVN

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2010

I had to modify this recipe to give it a 4 stars...I used an entire pkg of smoked salmon. 5 oz is just not enough. The sauce was very thick, so I needed to use 2/3 cup water and 1/2 cup white wine. The end result is a very bold taste. So, if you're looking for a recipe with delicate mild flavours, this is not the recipe for you. My husband and I both really love smoked salmon and pesto, so that's why it's a 4 stars!

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Elizabeth

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Nepean, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2010

the salmon ruined the dish, it made it taste too fishy and ruined the rest of the dish. Aside from that it was good, i would like to retry it without the fish and see how it turns out

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lindsasaurus

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2010

Delicious, but I use fresh salmon, and more than the recipe calls for. I also use more pesto sauce too.

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Leanne Byer

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Marcellus, New York, USA

Living In: Leesburg, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2010

It was okay. I couldn't find smoked salmon. That would probably help.

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sillcook7

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2010

It needs more flavor. Also, The basil overshadowed the flavor of the smoked salmon.

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Michele

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Centerville, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2010

This was a good recipe. The combination of pesto and tomatoes will turn the sauce brown. So if you want to add tomatoes, make sure to do it at the VERY LAST MINUTE. I didn't add tomato paste and I added some asparagus (which added some color).

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mbvet

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

It was just ok for me. Maybe I didn't make it right but just didn't like the combination of ingredients. Wish I could have liked it. Not for me.

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CAITHNI

Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

The family really liked this one. I didn't have any mushrooms and substituted pasta sauce for tomato paste and it was still very yummy. I did also add the smoked salmon near the end, as I didn't want it to get too chewy.

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Colleen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 17, 2009

This recipe was yummy except I added a couple of my own personal favorites to jazz it up: a couple squeezes of lemon juice, a couple of fresh tomatoes, a couple drops of Tabasco, sun dried tomatoes, capers (you must try if you like that flavor!!), fresh ground black pepper and Parmesan cheese. I would recommend maybe adding the smoked salmon last for the final 1-2 mins.(at the very most) of cooking so that it does not get over cooked and get chewy in the pasta, but that could just be my personal taste. Overall this was great, thanks!

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