Pistachio Pesto Crusted Salmon
A Superfood is a term coined by the health food movement to describe a food that is nutrient packed, but low in calories. Because of their mega-stock of antioxidants and high dose of essential vitamins, Superfoods enhance your body’s ability to fight cancer, heart disease, and high cholesterol. Sounds too good to be true?
Are you looking for a quick and easy way to lower your cholesterol and cut your risk of life-threatening conditions like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease? Maybe you want to reduce pain-inducing inflammation in your body while fighting the effects of aging on your skin and bones? Perhaps you need a bit of a brain-boost to improve your memory, and while you’re at it, how about a natural way to keep depression at bay?
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We love salmon. I would say that we probably eat salmon at least once a week. There is so many ways to prepare it; baking, roasting grilling or pan frying, the result is always a favorite.
This is an absolutely delicious dish.
This pesto was so delicious, it will definitely be a keeper. It is great on the salmon and I can imagine it would be great served over pasta. Pesto, a combination of basil, garlic, pine nuts, in this case we use pistachio and olive oil. Easy and flavorful.
Pistachio-Crusted Salmon Filets are among my favorite things to make for dinner parties Not only do they have great stage presence, they are ridiculously easy to prepare.
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- Pistachio pesto
- 1½ cup fresh basil
- 1½ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1½ cup pistachios, shelled
- ½ cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup breadcrumbs, divided
- Oven roasted salmon
- 4 boneless salmon filet (6-oz each)
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 Tablespoon dijon mustard
- salt and pepper
- Add pistachios, garlic to food processor and pulse until chopped. Add basil and parsley a handful at a time, pulsing after each addition, until finely chopped. With the motor running, add the olive oil gradually; puree until almost smooth. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Add ¼ cup breadcrumbs.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place the salmon skin side down onto baking sheet. Squeeze the juice of lemon onto the filet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spoon some dijon mustard on top.
- Spread a ¼-inch layer of the pesto evenly over the top of each fillet. Sprinkle the reserved breadcrumbs over the pesto. Bake until the salmon is cooked — it should just start to turn opaque, with a trace of bright orange in the middle — and the topping is lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
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I'm Marie Poulin, thank you for stopping by my kitchen. I favor fresh, seasonal and local ingredients. I am passionate about Healthy Food!
Thanks, this really does look good.
Thank you Bob! Glad you stopped by! Marie
I can’t wait to try this!! I absolutely love salmon and pistachios but have never tried them together; this is on my list for this week. Thank you for sharing and for your beautiful photography.
Thank you dear Robyn! I can’t wait to hear about the dish! Marie
This sounds absolutely divine! Going to try this soon!
Thanks Megan! Marie
Marie, this looks awesome. I love salmon and pistachios together. I’ll have to try it with the pesto too.
Dear Linda, I love this pesto! Thank you for your comment my friend! Marie
Just tonite we had salmon with lemon & dill. My husband and I were talking about having salmon at least once a week. I am planning on making it this weekend! And I LOVE pistachios…
Thank you for the recipe
Isa
Isabel, Salmon with lemon and dill sounds good also! I try to have salmon at least once or twice a week also! Thanks for stopping by! Marie
this looks so yummy!!!!….
thank you Gwen! Marie
This is a great recipe ! Thank you. I’ve become a fan of healthy food recently and have been looking for interesting recipes recently. I so regret I didn’t find your blog on time to get a copy of that book of Mr Charles W James
Any chance I might still get a pdf of it? That would really help me keeping a healthy versatile diet. Kind regards
Natalia, I will try to send you a copy! I will see I can do! Glad you are her! Thanks! Marie
This recipe is amazing! I have made this 4 times in the last 6 weeks! And it was a huge hit with my family. I omitted the lemon due to a citrus allergy and it was still so flavorful. It is hard for me to find tasty recipes that I can eat due to a slew of recently diagnosed food allergies. This recipe makes me feel like I’m not missing out on great food! Thank you!!
You are very welcome! Food allergies can be a real problem. Thanks Megan!
The above salmon looks so good I think I will have it for supper next week when my grandson comes for supper..
Lois, hope you grandson will enjoy! Thanks for your comment!