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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Add onions and saute until deep golden brown, about 28 minutes.
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Set aside.
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Boil cream and clam juice in heavy large saucepan until reduced to 1 cup, about 15 minutes.
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Remove from heat.
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Whisk in horseradish.
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Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
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(Caramelized onions and sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
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Cook broccoli rabe in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
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Using tongs, transfer to plate.
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Reserve cooking water.
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Cut broccoli rabe lengthwise in half, then chop coarsely crosswise.
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Return water in pot to boil.
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Add pasta and cook until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
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Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
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Return pasta to same pot.
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Add 2 tablespoons oil, caramelized onions, broccoli rabe, Parmesan cheese, and 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid.
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Toss pasta mixture over medium-high heat until heated through, adding remaining reserved cooking liquid if pasta is dry, about 5 minutes.
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Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper.
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Meanwhile, sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper.
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Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat.
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Add salmon to skillet, skin side up, and cook until brown on bottom, about 3 minutes.
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Turn salmon over and cook until skin is golden brown and crisp and salmon is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes longer.
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Bring horseradish sauce to simmer.
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Divide pasta mixture among 4 plates.
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Top with salmon, skin side down.
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Spoon horseradish sauce over salmon and serve.