Salmon with homemade pesto sauce
5
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Simply seasoned salmon is grilled and served with a fresh, homemade pesto sauce. We slimmed the sauce down by swapping chicken broth for most of the oil. It adds texture and flavor without adding fat. Double the pesto sauce and enjoy it the next day tossed with cooked pasta, boiled baby potatoes, or steamed green beans - or a combination of all three! The pesto sauce is also delicious drizzled over cooked chicken sausages served on two-ingredient dough rolls with sautéed peppers and onions.
Ingredients
Pine nuts
1 Tbsp
Basil
1 cup(s)
Reduced-sodium chicken broth
0.25 cup(s)
Grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp
Extra virgin olive oil
0.5 Tbsp
Garlic
1 medium clove(s)
Table salt
0.25 tsp
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Extra virgin olive oil
0.5 Tbsp
Uncooked sockeye salmon fillet(s)
2 pound(s)
Table salt
1 pinch(es)
Black pepper
1 pinch(es)
Instructions
1
Place pine nuts in a small skillet and set pan over medium heat. Cook until nuts are golden, shaking pan frequently to prevent burning, about 2 minutes. Transfer nuts to a plate to cool.
2
In a blender or food processor, combine nuts, basil, broth, cheese, 1/2 Tbsp oil, garlic, and 1/4 tsp salt; process until smooth and thick.
3
Off heat, coat a grill rack with cooking spray. Preheat grill to medium.
4
Rub 1/2 Tbsp oil over salmon flesh; season with salt and pepper. Place salmon, skin side up, on grill; cover and cook 5 minutes. Flip salmon; cover and cook until it easily flakes with a fork, about 5 minutes more.
5
Remove salmon from grill; serve with pesto spooned over top.
6
Serving size: about 4 oz salmon with a rounded Tbsp pesto
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