This simple salmon recipe with pesto is the ultimate hassle-free meal. A green vegetable medley of courgettes, peas and green beans is wrapped in parchment with salmon fillets and fresh pesto and all roasted together … quite delicious.
Ingredients
Serves Four
220g green beansServes Four
150g frozen peas
2 courgettes (zucchini), trimmed and finely sliced
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 lemons, ½ juiced, the rest cut into wedges to serve
4 salmon fillets, skinned
4 tsp fresh pesto
500g miniature/small potatoes*
25g butter
10g fresh mint, finely chopped
Method
* I would serve with buttery mashed swede/rutabaga, as it doesn't spike blood sugar numbers like potato may, most important if you are diabetic.
More to read about swede/rutabaga here
1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200'C, fan 180'C. Put the green beans and peas in a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 3 mins, then drain.
2. Cut 4 rectangles (30 x 40cm) of non-stick baking paper. Divide the courgettes (zucchini), green beans and peas between each paper, season and drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. Top with a salmon fillet and spread each piece of salmon evenly with pesto.
3. Loosely fold each paper into a parcel and place on a baking tray or in a shallow roasting tin. Roast for 10-15 mins until the salmon is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
4. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 10 mins, then drain and return to the pan. Toss with the butter and mint.
5. Remove the parcels from the oven and serve with the potatoes* and lemon wedges.
2. Cut 4 rectangles (30 x 40cm) of non-stick baking paper. Divide the courgettes (zucchini), green beans and peas between each paper, season and drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon juice. Top with a salmon fillet and spread each piece of salmon evenly with pesto.
3. Loosely fold each paper into a parcel and place on a baking tray or in a shallow roasting tin. Roast for 10-15 mins until the salmon is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
4. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 10 mins, then drain and return to the pan. Toss with the butter and mint.
5. Remove the parcels from the oven and serve with the potatoes* and lemon wedges.
Nutritional Details
Carbohydrate 27.1g Protein 39.3g Fat 29g Fibre 5.7g
From an original recipe here
From an original recipe here
More to read about swede/rutabaga here
Dear reader, you will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog. Please note, not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.
All the best Jan
It does sound delicious, and fortunately I have some pesto in the fridge which needs using up :)
ReplyDelete...I love salmon!
ReplyDeleteLooks healthy and delicious!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great no mess recipe
ReplyDeleteIt does sound an easy meal, just the thing when you've had enough of cooking.
ReplyDeleteMjammie ...love salmon......my favorite fish....happy weekend love Ria 💕
ReplyDeleteLooks great..I love salmon..sounds easy..Thanks
ReplyDeleteOh what a delicious and beautiful meal! I often do parcels, but I use foil and they always turn out so tender and yummy!
ReplyDelete😀 Yum!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious and sounds so, too. Especially IF your pesto is already made!!!
ReplyDeleteSimple meals so often are the best.
ReplyDeleteSo delicious 😋. Valerie
ReplyDeleteEl hecho de que lleve salmón, es un aliciente para hacer esa receta.
ReplyDeleteTe deseo mucha Felicidad, en este Año Nuevo, que va a comenzar.
Besos
VENTANA DE FOTO
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The fact that it's salmon is an incentive to make that recipe.
I wish you a lot of happiness, in this New Year, which is about to begin.
Kisses
I eat salmon more than any other fish. Enjoyed the look of this one. Thanks Jan :)
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting dish. I haven't seen anything like it before but it does look delicious. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds delicious. Thank you Jan.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for the New Year. God bless.
Oh my gosh...just the sight of this has made me SO hungry. It looks absolutely delicious!!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much...I will try this tonight! :))
Happy New Year!
Hugs xxxxxxx
Hello Jan and Eddie. Here's wishing you a happy and healthy 2020. Keep those tips and recipes coming. This holiday, we discovered stollen. Very delicious!
ReplyDeleteSo delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so healthy! Pesto is an amazing condiment!
ReplyDeleteI love salmon.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteSalmon is one of my favorites, always enjoy new recipes. I hope you had a very Happy Christmas Enjoy your weekend!
That sounds delicious! I love salmon anyway and I'm always happy to find new recipes with it. Thank you for this one.
ReplyDeleteSounds good!
ReplyDeleteI love salmon as well, and this looks delicious. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, dear Jan.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
i love most fish prepared this way, i just can't seem to acquire a liking to salmon!!!
ReplyDeleteOh I think hubby would love this recipe :)
ReplyDeleteAs I don't go for seafood, this I'd pass on.
ReplyDeleteI think it should be pointed out that people should gravitate towards wild salmon. There are so many issues with farmed salmon, all well documented, that you should stay away from it.
ReplyDeleteHello David, many thanks for your comment.
ReplyDeleteYou raise a good point about wild salmon vs farmed salmon, and there is an interesting article about that … find it here:-
Wild vs Farmed Salmon: Which Type of Salmon Is Healthier?
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/wild-vs-farmed-salmon#their-environments
All the best Jan