Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto. Pan sear salmon and top with a pleasantly salty and spicy olive and tomato pesto. Top with additional fresh basil and serve with cooked pasta and pepperoncini peppers, if desired.
Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto:
- Prepare 2 centre-cut salmon fillets, deboned and descaled
- Make ready Large handful fresh basil leaves (about 28 g)
- Make ready 1 pkg (284 g) miniature San Marzano tomatoes
- Make ready 1 large clove garlic, chopped
- Get 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Take 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
I switched out the arctic char that he used for salmon, my preferred fish. Serve salmon with pesto spooned over top. Can also be served at room temperature. Pan sear salmon and top with a pleasantly salty and spicy olive and tomato pesto.
Steps to make Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto:
- Add a splash of veg oil to a large pan on medium-high heat. Lay the salmon fillets in, skin-side down. Let fry for 3 to 4 minutes, depending on their thickness, then flip and fry for the same amount of time on the other side. While you're waiting to flip the salmon, whip up the sauce.
- Place the basil, tomatoes, garlic and pepper flakes in a food processor and blitz until it's a chunky liquid. Add a good pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper, as well as the olive oil. Blitz a few seconds more until the sauce thickens and emulsifies.
- Put a ladle full of sauce on a plate and lay the salmon on top, crispy skin up. The fish will warm up the sauce slightly. Serve additional sauce on the side (trust me, it'll be in demand).
Top each filet with ¼ of the pesto sauce and some of the Brussel sprouts. Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes. Serve with steamed new potatoes - this pesto salmon recipe is a great weeknight family meal. Pan fried salmon is a really simple but delicious dinner. Serve with steamed new potatoes - this pesto salmon recipe is a great weeknight family meal..
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