Pesto Salmon
This 15-minute pesto salmon recipe is packed with garlic pesto butter and lemon juice.
Servings 4
Calories 547kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Basil Pesto
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1-2 garlic cloves pressed
- 28 oz salmon fillet or four (7 oz fillets)
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- In a bowl combine 1/4 cup basil pesto, 1/2 cup softened butter, and 1-2 pressed garlic cloves using a fork.
- Like a baking sheet with foil and lay the salmon fillets on top. Generously season with salt and pepper and squeeze a little bit of lemon juice on top. (About 1/4 Tablespoon per fillet).
- Scoop out the butter pesto using a medium-sized cookie scoop and place 2 scoops on each fillet.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for 10 minutes. Serve with a squeeze of extra lemon juice on top.
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Notes
- How to make it healthier- If you want to make it healthier, you can swap the butter for olive oil, but it will need to be drizzled instead of scooped onto the salmon fillets.
- Make it with a whole salmon fillet- You can easily make this pesto salmon recipe with a full salmon fillet. Just spread all of the pesto butter on top of the entire fillet. You may need to bake it a little longer though.
Nutrition
Serving: 1fillet | Calories: 547kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 171mg | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 986mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1101IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg