Pesto Crusted Salmon
2019-04-23 06:38:26
Serves 4
A healthy and delicious mid-week meal, that is ready in less than 25 minutes.
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Prep Time
8 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
23 min
Ingredients
- 4 Salmon Fillets
Pesto
- 4 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2/3 cups pine nuts
- 3 garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- NB: You can substitute 1-2 cups of basil with baby spinach if you prefer a lighter basil flavor.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C and line a tray with baking paper.
- To make the pesto, pulse all pesto ingredients in a food processor until almost smooth.
- Lay the salmon fillets (skin side down) onto the baking tray and evenly spread the pesto mixture on top of the salmon.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, depending on the size of the fillets.
- Serve with mashed sweet potato, broccolini and a few wedges of lemon.
Rebecca Pope Sydney Food & Lifestyle Blogger https://rebeccapope.com.au/
