Pesto Crusted Roast Salmon
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- Ready In:
- 32mins
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ingredients
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Pesto Crust
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 cups basil leaves, stemmed and chopped
- 1 cup white breadcrumb
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
- 1⁄2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1⁄2 cup crisp bacon bits
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper (optional)
- 8 (7 ounce) salmon fillets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
directions
- To make the crust: Combine all ingredients except the olive oil, salt and pepper in a food processor.
- With the processor running, slowly pour in the oil and process until incorporated.
- Season with salt and pepper if desired.
- To prepare the salmon: Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Spread the pesto crust 1/8-inch thick on the salmon fillets.
- In a dry nonstick ovenproof sauté pan or skillet over high heat, heat the olive oil and sear the salmon, crust-side down.
- Turn the fillets over and place in the oven for 5 to 6 minutes, until cooked through.
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Fantastic! Title bit misleading, it's not roast salmon but pan fried, really, and cooking completed by baking in oven. Which I did not do out of saving time and hassle, turned out really good.
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Great fish recipe. I used the pesto crust and tilapia for the fish. Baked for 12 min. and it was perfect. Served with Recipe #126611.
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Oh, my gosh!! This was so incredibly easy and inexpensive and tasty!! I, too, had a prepared pesto, so I can only imagine the homemade is a gazillion times better! I served it with sauteed spinach and treated myself to a yummy and healthy dinner! Can't wait to make it again.... Thank you, Loves2Teach!
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Yum! I didn't use the bacon bits, and subbed cilantro for the basil... because I had some and I love it. Perfect crust and just right salmon. Thanks for a good recipe!
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Yum! I didn't use the bacon bits, and subbed cilantro for the basil... because I had some and I love it. Perfect crust and just right salmon. Thanks for a good recipe!
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