Baked Salmon with Pesto
Tender oven-baked salmon fillets topped with basil pesto and finished with lemon juice.
Instructions
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Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
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Step 2
Coat the baking dish with the olive oil. Arrange the salmon fillets in a single layer, then season them with the salt and ground black pepper.
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Step 3
Spread the basil pesto evenly over the tops of the salmon fillets.
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Step 4
Bake until the salmon flakes easily and reaches 63°C at the thickest part.
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Step 5
Drizzle the baked salmon with the lemon juice and serve immediately.
Nutrition (Estimated)
Food safety
Caution: medium
Keep salmon refrigerated at or below 4°C before cooking. Cook it to 63°C at the thickest point, and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Risk factors
- raw fish handling
- undercooking
- perishable leftovers