For the noodles, boil 3-4 l salted water (1 teaspoon salt per litre). Peel onions and garlic and dice them finely. Chop the olives smaller. Roast the pine nuts in a pan without fat, take them out.
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Heat the oil in the pan. Brown the onions and garlic in it. Sprinkle 1 tbsp. sugar over it and caramelise briefly while stirring. Deglaze with vinegar.
Add tomatoes and olives, bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Pluck or cut salmon into bite-sized pieces. Wash basil, shake dry and cut into fine strips. Drain the pasta and put it back into the pot. Season tomato sauce with salt and pepper.
Add the sauce and salmon to the noodles, heat briefly. Sprinkle with pine nuts, basil and coarse pepper.