Baked Salmon With Pesto
This baked pesto salmon recipe is flavorful and fast. Utilize the best grocery store shortcut ingredient to make this delicious dinner in 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 center cut salmon fillets 5 ounces each
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons prepared basil pesto
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray small rimmed baking pan with nonstick spray. Place salmon fillets, skin side down, on prepared pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to oven and bake 18 to 20 minutes or until salmon is opaque throughout and internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F.
- Remove salmon from oven. Evenly spread pesto over salmon fillets. If desired, slip spatula between salmon skin and flesh to remove skin before serving. Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- The best prepared basil pesto from the grocery store is usually located near the refrigerated pasta like tortellini and ravioli (not the shelf stable jar of pesto in the boxed pasta aisle).
- I most often buy the Buitoni brand, which is made with basil, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts. Rana brand is also good for basil pesto salmon.
- Serve your baked pesto salmon with lemon wedges for squeezing over. The acidity of the lemon brightens up the flavors of the dish even more!
Calories: 289kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 80mg, Sodium: 854mg, Potassium: 698mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 512IU, Calcium: 55mg, Iron: 1mg
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