Basil pesto salmon traybake
3
Points®
Total time: 45 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
If you’ve got a spare minute, you’ve got time to make fresh pesto. It peps up everything from this simple salmon recipe to pastas and sandwiches
Ingredients
New potatoes, raw
300 g
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Salmon, raw
4 fillet(s), medium
Lemon
1 medium, ½ cut into 8 thin slices to top the salmon, ½ zested and juiced
Green Beans
250 g
Basil, fresh
30 g
Pine nuts
10 g
Lemon Juice, Fresh
2 tablespoon(s)
Lemon
1 zest(s) of 1
Parmesan Cheese
1 tablespoon(s), grated
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas mark 6. Put the potatoes in a medium pan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Cook for 12 minutes until just tender, then drain and cut into thick slices. Transfer the potatoes to a large baking tray, mist with cooking spray and bake for 10 minutes.
2
To make the pesto, put all the ingredients in a food processor along with 2 tbsp cold water. Blitz to a thick paste, then season well.
3
Add the salmon fillets to the baking tray with the potatoes. Top each fillet with the pesto and lemon slices. Bake for 15 minutes until cooked through.
4
Meanwhile, cook the beans in a pan of boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain and toss through the lemon zest and juice. Season to taste.
5
Serve the salmon with the potatoes and green beans on the side.
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