The salmon in this recipe has a pesto coating and is broiler-cooked to create a crispy, browned exterior. Any green vegetable and roasted potatoes with rosemary and garlic go nicely with it. It can be prepared a day ahead of time and is delicious cold.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Additional Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds salmon fillets, bones removed
- 2 lemons, divided
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 ½ cups pesto
Instructions
- Lightly oil a baking pan large enough to accommodate the fish. Place salmon in pan skin-side down. Squeeze juice of 1 lemon and white wine over salmon; set aside to marinate for 15 minutes.
- Set an oven rack about 9 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler.
- Spread a 1/4-inch thick layer of pesto on top of salmon.
- Cook under the preheated broiler until a crust forms and fish flakes easily with a fork, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove salmon and set aside for a few minutes. Squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon over fish. Slice the remaining 1/2 lemon into thin slices; arrange on salmon.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 917 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 13 g |
| Cholesterol | 164 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 63 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Sodium | 851 mg |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 67 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This recipe is soooo good! I used my homemade pesto and it was so yummy!
This is a very good recipe I was concerned about using so much pesto, but it wasn’t overbearing at all. This is a quick, easy way to treat your dinner guests.
I won’t be making this again. The pesto burns before the fish is cooked and it turned out very very greasy. There are better ways to prepare salmon.
Excellent. Excellent. And Easy. Needed to cook a little longer then specified but you have to try this!!!
This was a really good recipe! I took the advice of others and baked it prior to adding the pesto and it turned out perfect. The entire family loved it!
this recipe was a real hit, it made a lovely dish that we all enjoyed. Also made the pesto from Allrecipes, recommend the spinach/basil pesto, it was a perfect accompanyment
Was a little tired of the soy sauce and brown sugar recipes so decided to give this a try. My fillets were about an inch thick. I used fresh lime juice instead of lemons because that’s what I had on hand. I followed the recipe but lightly coated the fillets with the pesto and it took about 12 minutes to fully cook and get a nice pesto crust on top. I served the fillets over faro with a side of asparagus. Perfect meal! Will do this one again.
I couldn’t believe how easy this was to make. I was skeptical about the flavor, because there’s not much seasoning. But, this was delish!!
So simple! So delicious! Definitely going to be a standby weeknight meal. I have massive amounts of pesto in the freezer thanks to my basil garden. The only change I made was skipping the white wine marinade. & just added lemon after cooking.
Was looking for cod with pesto recipes and could not find one, used this one for the cod and it came out very good. added some garlic powder to it which added a nice flavor. would recommend. it was easy to prepare for newbies in the kitchen, it was quick and it had a great flavor. will make again.
Wow! So simple and the whole family loved it!!
Amazing!!! I baked it 20 min at 350 first then added pesto and broiled it for 5 min. Served with mashed potatoes. I used Fresh picked basil pesto with aged Parmesan and Romano cheese and hints of garlic
So simple and delicious. I put everything in the oven except the pesto for a few minutes before adding it on because I didn’t want it to be cooked too hard. Will definitely make again.
This was absolutely delicious. I made it with homemade pesto made with walnuts rather than pine nuts. The broiler made the pesto crisp up nicely and the fish was cooked to perfection. To keep the pesto from browning too much, I positioned the salmon a good 9″ from the broiler. 1.5″ thick salmon took about 15 minutes for total cooking time. The whole family loved it. Definitely a new go-to recipe for us.
I made this with two substitutions: 1) I was out of lemons and subbed in Cara Cara oranges 2) I used Costco Pesto Sauce and used considerably less than the recipe specified (probably 1/4 cup all in for a 1.5 lb filet). It tasted delicious, but after 9 minutes was only hinting at browning. However, because I used *wild* not farmed salmon, leaving it in any longer would have guaranteed over cooked fish. I see many reviews noting that the fish was over cooked or undercooked, and in my experience the source of the fish (wild vs farmed) has a huge impact on the heat tolerance it can take. We love salmon and are always looking for new ways to serve it; this dish will go into our regular rotation.
So good, and so easy! Definitely a keeper in my house!
I followed recipe for the most part. I used DeLallo Simply Pesto sun-dried tomato, basil, and cheese, little less than recipe. Broiled until well browned, almost burning top, then transferred 350 oven until done, about 1 minute. My filets not very thick. Now, my husband loves tomato but does not like salmon. He tasted and said pretty good. YAY! Serving cold to guests tomorrow and know it will be a hit.
Wow I loved this! I’m a total beginner and have only made salmon once before (in a pan) so I was nervous but this came out perfect. I probably could have left it under the broiler a little longer, I never got that “crust”, but maybe that’s because my fire alarm went off and I was impatient to eat it 🙂 I added diced tomatoes and garbanzo beans on top just because my boyfriend is weird about fish and the more flavor to mask it the better. It was incredible!
Delicious! I had to moved my dish closer to the broiler, but my husband and I loved it! Serve with Mashed potatoes and saute’d green beens … Yumm!
excellent, have made it twice already
Tasted nice, not overly excited about it.