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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/pasta-cream-sauce-smoked-salmon/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/pasta-cream-sauce-smoked-salmon/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "pasta-cream-sauce-smoked-salmon",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/pasta-cream-sauce-smoked-salmon/",
  "title": "Pasta in Cream Sauce with Smoked Salmon",
  "summary": "A simple cream sauce pasta with red onion, garlic, and strips of smoked salmon. I make it when I want a hot meal fast.",
  "categories": [
    "pasta-grains",
    "fish"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 10,
    "cook": 20,
    "total": 30
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "lb",
          "item": "Pasta",
          "text": "1 lb Pasta"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 3.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "Smoked salmon",
          "text": "3½ oz Smoked salmon"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "Butter",
          "text": "1 tbsp Butter"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "item": "Red onion",
          "note": "diced",
          "text": "1 Red onion"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "clove",
          "item": "Garlic",
          "note": "crushed",
          "text": "1 clove Garlic"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "Heavy cream",
          "note": "2 containers",
          "text": "2 cups Heavy cream"
        },
        {
          "item": "Salt, pepper",
          "text": "Salt, pepper"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta.",
        "Cut the salmon into strips.",
        "Melt the butter in a skillet and lightly sauté the onion and garlic.",
        "Add the cream and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 to 4 minutes, until the sauce thickens.",
        "Season with salt and pepper, add the pasta and salmon, and stir.",
        "Cook for about 2 minutes and serve hot."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-12"
}