Best Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe (Easy)

beautifully plated salmon. Three fillet on a platter with pestoover the top, cheery tomatoes, and pine nuts!

5 from 2 votes

Best Baked Pesto Salmon Recipe (Easy)

This Best Baked Salmon with Pesto Recipe (Easy) is bursting with flavor and healthy fats. Ready in 20 minutes! This is the perfect easy recipe for busy weeknights.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: baked salmon, pesto salmon

Servings: -6 servings

Author: Elena Davis

Ingredients

For the Salmon

3- 3 ounce salmon filets
3 tablespoons salted butter softened (not melted)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 cup basil pesto click for recipe
Salt and pepper to taste

For Garnish

¼ cup pine nuts
½ cup cherry tomatoes chopped

Instructions

For the Baked Salmon

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Pat the salmon dry and place the salmon on the baking sheet.
Season the salmon with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, mix together the softened butter lemon juice and lemon zest until smooth. Spoon the butter mixture evenly over the salmon.
Bake salmon fillets for 12-15 minutes or until the salmon flakes easily with a fork and is cooked through.
While Salmon is cooking, make the basil pesto (click ingredient above for the recipe)

To Serve

When salmon is cooked through, spoon a generous spoonful of pesto on top of each salmon filet with a the basil pesto sauce and garnish with pine nuts and cherry tomatoes. Serve immediately. Mangia! (eat!)

Notes

I recommend slicing the salmon filets into individual salmon filet portions before baking to give you nice even, looking cuts for presentation. You can also ask them to do this at the grocery store fish counter.

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