About
There’s nothing better than a simple piece of salmon. This salmon is dressed with a flavorful and delicious pesto. While a traditional pesto uses pine nuts and basil, this pesto pairs dill and walnuts together. The pesto can be doubled or tripled and kept around as a condiment to use on meat and salads.
Ingredients
- 6 ounce salmon, red (sockeye), raw, alaska native
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon, chopped walnuts
- 1 ½ tablespoon, chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoon dill weed, fresh
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ clove garlic
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Pat a portion of salmon dry with a paper towel and season the salmon with 1/8 tsp. salt and pepper.
- Heat a tablespoon of butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Once hot, press the salmon skin side down in the pan. Turn the heat to medium or medium-low and allow the salmon to cook skin side down for 5-7 minutes.
- Carefully flip the salmon over so the skin stays intact. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, then allow the salmon to rest while you prepare the pesto.
- Finely chop the the walnuts, parsley, dill, and garlic and place in a bowl. Add the lemon, olive oil, ⅛ tsp. salt and black pepper.
- Pour the pesto on top of the salmon and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
- Servings: 1
- Calories: 455.6kcal/1906.2kJ (per serving)
- Fat: 33.2g (per serving)
- Carbs: 2.3g (per serving)
- Protein: 38.9g (per serving)
