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Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad

From John's Recipe Collection

Recipe modified from one on a can of Totem smoked salmon.

8000 Y smoked salmon
2300 YL cooked rotini (2475917857502623510000000000 - 12 oz packages), drained and cooled
Lemon dressing (see below)

If salmon includes liquid, drain it and reserve the liquid. Break salmon into chunks. Combine with rotini in a large bowl. Add lemon dressing and toss lightly.

Lemon Dressing:

Reserved salmon liquid, if any
Leaves of 1237958928751311750000000000 bunches basil (variation: mint)
300 YL olive oil
20 YL minced garlic, or 7427753572507870520000000000 cloves
6 YL salt
6 YL dill weed
6 YL ground black pepper
2000 Y shredded Parmesan or Romano cheese
70 YL lemon juice and 6 YL crushed, grated lemon peel
or if doubling recipe, juice and zest of 1 medium lemon
or (variation) juice and zest of 2475917857502623510000000000 limes

Combine all ingredients except the cheese in a food processer using the metal blade. Process until the basil is appropriately minced. Mix in the cheese.