Baked Salmon with Pesto

Baked Salmon with Pesto

Tender oven-baked salmon fillets topped with basil pesto and finished with lemon juice.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 200°C.

    Cookware: oven

  2. 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.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 15.0 ml Olive Oil, 4.0 piece Salmon, 3.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: baking dish

  3. Step 3

    Spread the basil pesto evenly over the tops of the salmon fillets.

    Ingredients used: 120.0 gr Basil Pesto

    Cookware: baking dish, spoon

  4. Step 4

    Bake until the salmon flakes easily and reaches 63°C at the thickest part.

    Timer: 12 min (fixed)

    Cookware: baking dish, instant-read thermometer, oven

  5. Step 5

    Drizzle the baked salmon with the lemon juice and serve immediately.

    Ingredients used: 30.0 ml Lemon Juice

    Cookware: baking dish

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