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Easy Pesto Salmon Recipe
This baked pesto salmon with tomatoes is perfectly cooked with a flaky texture we love and tastes amazing!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 415 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets
- salt & pepper to season
- ½ cup prepared pesto or homemade
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- Sauteed cauliflower rice optional for serving
- fresh basil leaves shredded for garnish
Instructions
- Position your oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat it to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
- Place cherry tomatoes and sliced onions in a bowl. Toss with 1 tablespoon of pesto sauce and transfer them onto the sheet pan. Bake for 15 minutes, making sure to give them a good toss around minute 10.
- Meanwhile, pat dry salmon fillets with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the remaining pesto sauce over the salmon fillets.
- Remove the baking sheet from the oven, move roasted tomatoes and onions to the sides and place the salmon fillets in the middle. Bake salmon and tomatoes for 16 to 20 minutes, until salmon flakes separate easily with a fork.
- Serve salmon with white rice or seasoned rice cauliflower rice with fresh basil shreds.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving
Calories
415kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
38g
(76%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Cholesterol
96mg
(32%)
Sodium
392mg
(16%)
Potassium
1389mg
(40%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1850IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
56mg
(62%)
Calcium
103mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving | |
| Calories | 415kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 38g | 76% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 96mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 392mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 1389mg | 30% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1850IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 56mg | 62% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.