Salmon With Spinach Walnut Pesto Sauce Food

SALMON AND SPINACH PESTO PASTA

Steps:

• Prepare the pasta - Bring a large pot of water to a boil. When water is boiling, add 1 tablespoon salt and dry pasta; stir to separate pasta. Cook pasta until al dente and drain; set aside.
• Prepare the salmon - Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat broiler. Line a baking sheet or pan with aluminum foil. Zest the lemon and set aside. Cut half of the lemon into thin slices and place on the lined baking sheet. Reserve the other lemon half to use later.
• Season one side of the salmon liberally with salt and pepper, sprinkle with lemon zest, then rub with olive oil. Place the salmon on top of the lemon slices on the baking sheet. Broil until salmon is no longer translucent and is firm when pressed, about 10 minutes. Remove from broiler and sprinkle with lemon juice using the remaining half of lemon. Use a fork to flake the salmon into bite-sized pieces. The salmon skin will stick to foil and can be discarded.
• Prepare the spinach pesto sauce - In a food processor, pulse the walnuts and garlic until chopped. Add two-thirds of the spinach (the remainder will be used later), oil, half (1/2 cup) of the Parmesan, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, scraping down the sides of the processor bowl as necessary.
• In a large saucepan over medium high heat, pour in the heavy cream and simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup. Once reduced, add the spinach pesto, the reserved spinach, remaining parmesan and stir. Cook until cheese melts through and spinach wilts down.
• To assemble - Transfer the cooked pasta to a large serving dish. Top with the spinach pesto sauce and salmon, and toss to combine. Serve with freshly grated parmesan.

SALMON WITH SPINACH WALNUT PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Take salmon out from the fridge min. 30 minutes before baking. The baking time depends on the temperature of the fish.
• Heat the oven to 180 °C.
• Make the spinach walnut pesto. Put spinach, walnut, olive oil, grated Grana Padano, garlic into food processor (or blender). Mix for 4 minutes until it's creamy, the texture is homogeneous. Do not add salt, not yet! Grana Padano is salty.
• Pour the pesto into a saucepan. Add almond cream and cook on medium low heat for 4 minutes until bubbling. Stir it constantly.
• Taste your sauce and add salt and pepper if it is necessary. Set aside.
• Season salmon slices with a bit of salt and pepper. Place them on a baking sheet and put 1 tsp butter on the top of them. Bake for 8 minutes.
• While salmon is in the oven, roast the almond flakes (if you bought unroasted one) in a hot frying pan for 2 minutes, until golden. Stir constantly, it could burn easily.
• Warm pesto up if it is necessary then pour a portion into the middle of serving plate. Place baked salmon to the top and sprinkle with roasted almond flakes.
• Decorate with few drops of almond cream (optional). Enjoy!

SPINACH WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Place spinach, Parmesan cheese, parsley, walnuts, water, garlic, salt, and pepper in a food processor; blend until well combined. Pour in oil slowly, while processor is running, until mixture forms a smooth paste.

SALMON FILLETS WITH A PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor, add mint, Parmesan cheese, coriander, garlic, green onions, basil, chili sauce. Carefully pour 1/4 cup olive oil in while blending thoroughly, set to one aside.
• In a large dish, combine 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, 1/4 cup white wine and pepper. Add salmon and marinate 15 minutes.
• Heat some oil in a pan and cook salmon until starts to flake 4-6 Min's a side depending on the thickness of the fillet. Or grill on the BBQ 12-15 Min's, again according to the weight you have bought.
• While salmon is cooking. Combine in a saucepan, cream and 1/4-cup white wine and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer stirring a couple of minutes until reduced slightly, add chicken stock and stir to dissolve, add the garlic mixture, simmer a few more minutes, stirring to allow the potent flavour of the garlic to settle down.
• To Serve: Arrange salmon on a plate pour sauce over and top with grated parmesan cheese. I served mine with wild rice and herbs, but serve with you favourite vegetables or salad whatever you prefer.

PESTO GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Put sauce ingredients in food processor and blend until creamy.
• Coat grill rack with oil and place salmon skin down. Grill covered over medium heat for 5 minutes (can broil if you don't have a grill).
• Spoon pesto over salmon reserving 1/4. Grill 15-20 minutes more basting with remaining pesto occasionally until fish flakes with fork.

PAUL'S FAVORITE SPINACH-WALNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse several times until coarsely chopped. Scrape sides of bowl from time to time. Process continuously until the sauce is smooth.
• If the pesto is too thick, add a little hot water and pulse again.
• At this point, you can either freeze the pesto for future use or toss immediately with prepared, hot spaghetti noodles.
• Serve with crusty bread and a good white wine.

SPINACH AND PESTO-STUFFED SALMON

Steps:

• Cut a horizontal pocket in each salmon fillet by slicing to within 1/2 in. of opposite side. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine the spinach, pesto, tomatoes and pine nuts. Spoon into each pocket. , Place salmon on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 12-15 minutes or until spinach mixture is heated through and fish flakes easily with a fork.