Salmon. Do you like it?
I used to be disgusted at the thought of salmon. It’s so ugly haha! I tried grilling it last summer but couldn’t get over that fishy taste. Still, I kept eating it on occasion since it has so many health benefits. Finally, I’ve developed a taste for it and think it’s pretty yummy!
Today I’m sharing not one, but two recipes for the little fishy! First up: Savory Pesto Salmon.
This couldn’t get much easier. It’s basically two ingredients!
Take some salmon, slather it with some pesto, and bake. Simple and tasty!
On the side we had couscous. It was our first time ever making it. Apparently couscous quadruples in size when you cook it, so I still have about half of that bowl in the fridge. I’ve been eating couscous as much as I eat peanut butter!
- frozen salmon filets
- pesto
- butter
- salt
- pepper
- Let salmon thaw overnight in the fridge.
- Preheat oven to 250*F.
- Butter the bottom of a pan to cook salmon on. Sprinkle on some salt and pepper too.
- Place salmon filets on the pan and cover with pesto, salt and pepper.
- Bake salmon for about 18 minutes.
- White stuff? Don't worry. It's part of the salmon! Totally edible!
I was originally going to make a strawberry kiwi topping, but when I ran to the store (seriously. ran. mom wouldn’t drive me.) kiwis were $1.29 each. Mangoes were $1.89 and about triple the size, so I picked up my very first mango ever!
The fruit mixture is so simple. Strawberries, mango, basil, honey/agave, and a dash of pepper. I used dried basil but I’m sure fresh basil would be much better!
This salmon is pan seared but you could bake it as in the pesto recipe. I prefer it baked, but some days you just don’t want to turn the oven on!
- 2 salmon filets
- 1/3 cup strawberries
- 1/3 cup mango
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp honey
- salt, pepper, butter
- Butter the salmon and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a pan to medium high heat and melt more butter.
- Place salmon filets on the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Mix fruit, basil, honey, and a dash of pepper in a small bowl.
- Top salmon with strawberry mango mixture and serve!
Which would you prefer – sweet or savory salmon?
Mhmm delicious looking recipe girl! I LOVE salmon and am a big fan of papaya (thanks for reminding me, I have one in my pantry I need to use)! YUM!
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Oh too many things have gotten lost in my pantry before being used haha π thanks girly!
I’m seriously in love with salmon. My favorite salmon I ever had was on a salmon avocado salad, but your fruity salmon looks so summery! It seems like it would be really light yet filling, which is the PERFECT combo for summertime!
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Oooh salmon avocado salad sounds fantastic! But yes, my mom and I were both saying how the fruity salmon would be perfect for summer!
That strawberry mango salmon looks so good!! I’m constantly looking for new salmon recipes…otherwise I get sick of it. I bet that topping would be good as a salsa too!
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I agree- gotta have variety with salmon recipes! And yeah! I was going to eat the leftover salsa with some cinnamon sugar chips! π
Uh YES I love salmon! I never thought to add pesto, but that looks delicious! The salsa also looks so refreshing for the summer.
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Pesto + salmon is a combo sent from above π the salsa would be awesome with cinnamon sugar chips!
I hope that store wasn’t too far away hahah!! This looks amazing. Btw how did you do that recipe thing? π
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Nope, the store is about 10 min away π do you mean my whole recipe thing? That is a plugin called Recipe Card!! Love it, you should get it! π
mmm cous cous i love it with balsamic vinegar and peppers wierd but yummy π would love to try the strawberry and mango salmon yum!