🍝 Creamy Brown Butter Sage Pasta with Crispy Salmon & Hot Honey Drizzle

A cozy, glow-up dinner designed for your menstrual phase.

When the temperature drops and cravings hit, your body isn’t asking for junk it’s asking for comfort and nutrients.
This Pretty Nourish fall dinner delivers both: creamy brown butter sage pasta, golden crispy salmon, and a hint of hot honey.
It’s the perfect balance of indulgent flavor and hormone-supportive nutrition.

🌙 Why This Recipe Supports Your Cycle

During your menstrual phase, your body loses iron and magnesium, which can leave you feeling drained and foggy.
This dinner restores balance with ingredients that rebuild, ground, and glow:

• Salmon → iron + omega-3s for mood + hormone support

• Sage + butter → anti-inflammatory, calming, grounding

• Hot honey → boosts circulation + warmth

• Chickpea pasta → protein + fiber for steady energy

🧡 Ingredients (Serves 2)

For the Pasta:

• 6 oz chickpea or whole-grain pasta

• 1 tbsp butter or ghee (or olive oil)

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 3–4 fresh sage leaves

• ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk or cashew cream

• 2 tbsp grated parmesan (or nutritional yeast)

• Salt + black pepper

For the Salmon:

• 2 salmon fillets, skin on

• Olive oil, salt, pepper

• Optional: pinch of chili flakes

For the Hot Honey Drizzle:

• 1 tbsp honey

• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

• Pinch of chili flakes

Toppings:

• Extra parmesan

• Crispy sage leaves

• Lemon zest

🕯️ Method

1. Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ¼ cup pasta water.

2. Sear salmon: Heat olive oil in a skillet, cook skin-side down for 3–4 minutes, flip, and cook 2–3 more until golden. Set aside.

3. Brown the butter: In the same pan, add butter and sage leaves. Let it foam and brown. Remove sage for garnish.

4. Add minced garlic, almond milk, and parmesan. Whisk until creamy, using pasta water to loosen.

5. Toss pasta in the sauce until glossy. Plate with salmon on top.

6. Mix honey, apple cider vinegar, and chili flakes. Drizzle over salmon.

7. Garnish with crispy sage, lemon zest, and black pepper.

💋 Nourishment Notes

This dish isn’t just comfort food — it’s functional.

• Iron + omega-3s (salmon): support hormone health and skin glow

• Magnesium (sage + pasta): relax muscles, reduce cramps

• Healthy fats: stabilize hormones and mood

• Hot honey: enhances circulation and warmth

🍁 Flavor Notes

Creamy, nutty, slightly sweet, and spicy — the brown butter sage combo melts into silky pasta, while the salmon adds crisp contrast and that hot honey drizzle ties it all together.

✨ Pretty Nourished Tip

If you’re not in your menstrual phase, this recipe still works beautifully for the luteal or follicular phase just swap the pasta for quinoa or lentil pasta for extra fiber.