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Pesto Salmon Recipe
This pesto salmon recipe is easy and works any night of the week since it comes together in one hour. It’s a complete one-pan dinner with simple pesto for flavor and brightness, sweet & savory cherry tomatoes, asparagus, and baby potatoes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Servings: 2
Calories: 902 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Greek
Ingredients
- 1 onion small
- 2 garlic cloves sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 Yukon gold potatoes cubed
- ½ cup pesto
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 salmon fillets 6 oz each
- 4 oz asparagus spears trimmed and cut into one inch pieces
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
- chili flakes
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Halve the cherry tomatoes, peel and cut the asparagus into one-inch-long pieces. Scrub clean and dice the potatoes and roughly chop the onion and garlic.
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 425°F. In a medium oven-proof pan, add the cherry tomatoes, diced potatoes, garlic and onion—drizzle half of the olive oil and season with sea salt. Take half of the pesto and mix it with the veggies.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Create a space in the middle with the help of a large spatula or spoon. Massage each salmon fillet with a full tablespoon of pesto.Tuck the salmon pieces between the veggies. Scatter the asparagus pieces all over the pan. Drizzle with the rest of the olive oil—return the pan to the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Right before serving, zest the lemon and drizzle lemon juice all over the dish.
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Notes
- This versatile recipe is easy to tweak to adjust your pantry supplies and budget. For example, you can add the garlic cloves still in their skin (they get sweet and savory with roasting, switch the fish to a different kind, or go for cauliflower florets, broccolini or green beans instead of asparagus.
- Nutritional Info – Please remember that the nutritional information provided is only estimated and can vary based on the products used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
902kcal
(45%)
Carbohydrates
46g
(15%)
Protein
43g
(86%)
Fat
61g
(94%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
23g
Cholesterol
99mg
(33%)
Sodium
677mg
(28%)
Potassium
1919mg
(55%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
2116IU
(42%)
Vitamin C
59mg
(66%)
Calcium
181mg
(18%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 902
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 902kcal | 45% |
| Carbohydrates | 46g | 15% |
| Protein | 43g | 86% |
| Fat | 61g | 94% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 677mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 1919mg | 41% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 2116IU | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 59mg | 66% |
| Calcium | 181mg | 18% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.