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Superb Salmon Pesto And Asparagus Bake

Modified: Jan 15, 2022 · Published: Oct 24, 2016 · by Ramona

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This salmon pesto and asparagus bake is a great dish idea for parties, absolutely fast to prepare and delicious.

This salmon pesto and asparagus bake is a great dish idea for parties but not only. It is absolutely quick to make with almost no preparation at all.

Of course, you can juggle and play with the sauces (on the fish) by choosing any sauce you love or use for a long time or you can try something new.

Vegetables to use in this salmon pesto bake

You can definitely juggle with the vegetables. If you don’t have or like asparagus, you can choose a whole range of different vegetables that you can either easily bake and don’t take long to cook such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, swede, carrots, celeriac or, choose vegetables that you can quickly do a stir fry with, like a nice pak choi, kale, spinach, cavolo nero and so on. The choice is greatly dependent on what you like, what’s the seasonal availability or simply what your fridge can offer at that particular time.

The only secret to this recipe is to get nice and plump asparagus. That's all. ?

This salmon pesto bake dish looks pretty impressive (I have not managed to capture it that well) but it is only for you to get the idea. Will definitely take another shot and update this at some point.

It’s good to try new recipes, juggle with ingredients as this will only open that little gourmet creativity channel that shows what a great chef lies within. ?

I strongly believe that we can all cook, and cooking is a skill that we are all born with. Courage and a little practice are necessary for that boost of confidence which is sometimes needed to send us in the kitchen, or...... perhaps a glass of wine?!

All that attitude “I can’t cook, I can’t be bothered” needs to be abandoned completely. This is entirely my view. Give it a try and a chance or you would never know what could come out of your hands otherwise.

I remember being just 7 or 8 years old when I have had my first unaided go in the kitchen and that was my first attempt to show myself and my parents that I could cook; it was only a polenta, a simple recipe to try for a 7-8-year-old, but in reality....the outcome was...as you’d expect, far too inedible ?.

Despite all of that, I do recall my parents getting prepared to take their ‘brick eating' teeth out and give it a try, in a true effort to show their support ??. Awwwww bless!!

Well, I gave it a go and a try and for them, that was all that mattered and for me was almost the same (I would have been a lot more pleased with a better polenta outcome ;-)) but ....what I was really left with and what really got imprinted in my little head and remember even now was what that praise and encouragement meant for me and I have to say it did stay with me for quite some time. It was 'The Fuel', 'The Wings' to carry on and try again.

This is where I wanted to get I suppose that I strongly believe we do need to encourage our kids to learn all about cooking and eating healthily. Being able to discern between healthy and not so healthy food is greatly important. The earlier the better, it becomes a tabu, a routine and is not going to be a novelty that could later be misinterpreted and taken to all sorts of different heights. You know what I mean... but yes...

Getting back to this gorgeous salmon pesto dish, it needs no particular skills to prepare it at all, it is super convenient and really tasty, so please do give it a try and please do let me know what other fish toppings or sauces you’ve used.

And, of course, if you are a fish lover, you can try this open fish pie or this salmon teriyaki with edamame and rice.

Here’s this flavoursome recipe! ☝️?

Other salmon dishes you may like:

  • Salmon Wellington
  • Salmon and crudités salad with coconut blossom nectar and umami salt vinaigrette
  • Swiss chard, salmon, turmeric and fresh lovage warm salad with acini de pepe pasta
  • Refreshing salmon pâté with crudities
  • Baked salmon
This salmon pesto and asparagus bake is a great dish idea for parties, absolutely fast to prepare and delicious.

Superb salmon pesto and asparagus bake

This salmon recipe with pesto sauce and asparagus is a super easy to put together and needless to say it is a nice and healthy one. Total deliciousness.
5 from 2 votes
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Course: Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Ramona's Cuisine
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 192kcal
Author: Ramona Sebastian

Ingredients

  • 1 salmon fillet (skin on)
  • 3 tbsp pesto sauce
  • 500 g plump asparagus
  • soya sauce (optional)
  • 1 lime (needed for its juice)
  • 2 cloves garlic (finely grated)
  • 2 tbsp macadamia nuts (grated or blended)
  • 1/2 tsp mustard (wholegrain) (optional)
  • 4 tbsp Parmesan cheese (optional) (finely grated)
  • cherry tomatoes (on vine)
  • 1/3 tsp Worchester sauce (optional)
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven at 190 C, 475 F, Gas Mark 5.
  • Take out the tray you wish to use for baking this beauty, place a sheet of parchment paper and then arrange the salmon fillet on that nicely. Season well with salt and pepper but careful, not too much salt as the pesto sauce has its own fair amount of salt.
  • In a small bowl mix the pesto sauce, garlic, macadamia nuts and the lemon juice. Mix well until well incorporated.
  • Spoon or brush the sauce over in a thin layer and top up with some thinly cut lemon slices.
  • Wash and place the asparagus around the fish fillet followed by the cherry tomatoes.
  • Drizzle some soya sauce and olive oil or sprinkle some finely grated Parmesan if you prefer over the asparagu. (I like both, so I alternate). In this recipe I have chosen a dash of soy sauce with few drops of Worchester sauce and the wholegrain mustard ).
  • Place the tray in the oven, covered with foil for the first 15 min of the cooking time, then remove and let it bake for another 10-15 min depending on the thickness of the fish fillet.
  • Serve hot along with some plain rice, lentil, crushed potatoes.

Notes

Recipe notes:
If your asparagus isn’t one of the plumpiest one you mught have to cook for less time as it will get too dry. You may choose to put it in a bit later.
Also, choose to sprinkle the asparagus with some nice parmesan cheese and it is just fab!

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 214mg | Potassium: 496mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1230IU | Vitamin C: 12.4mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 3.4mg
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  1. Hannah says

    June 15, 2020 at 7:47 am

    5 stars
    thank you this worked great and it was delicious, will make it again and again! how long could a keep the leftovers in the fridge for?

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      June 17, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Thank you dear Hannah, I am very pleased you liked this salmon and pesto bake.
      Although I always recommend to cook it and eat it freshly, sometimes there will be leftovers too which, to be honest, can come in very handy the next day. I would say do store it in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.

      Reply
  2. Alisha Ross says

    January 30, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    5 stars
    Best recipe yet. It came out perfect and definitely not mushy! It’s pinned and saved to make again and again!

    Reply
    • Ramona says

      February 04, 2020 at 4:48 am

      Thanks Alisha!

      Reply

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