Salmon with Pesto – A Meal For One

Name: Salmon with Pesto – A Meal For One
Ingredients: 45g (1/4 cup) pine nuts; 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves; 2 small garlic cloves, halved; 60g (3/4 cup) freshly shredded parmesan; 5-8 tbsp Changing Habits Inca Inchi Oil; Lots of mixed lettuce leaves - rocket, 4 leaf mix etc.; 1 tomato - chopped; 1/4 cucumber - chopped; 1/8 capsicum - chopped; 1 piece of wild salmon or a deep water fish; Mirin; Seaweed mix (sesame seeds, pinch of Changing Habits Seaweed Salt

by Tessa | Nov 8, 2015 | 0 comments

My absolute favourite meal at the moment!

Yields1 ServingDifficultyBeginner

Basil Pesto Ingredients

45g (1/4 cup) pine nuts

1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves

2 small garlic cloves, halved

60g (3/4 cup) freshly shredded parmesan

5-8 tbsp Changing Habits Inca Inchi Oil

Ingredients

Lots of mixed lettuce leaves - rocket, 4 leaf mix etc.

1 tomato - chopped

1/4 cucumber - chopped

1/8 capsicum - chopped

1 piece of wild salmon or a deep water fish

Mirin

Seaweed mix (sesame seeds, pinch of Changing Habits Seaweed Salt

Pesto Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Spread the pine nuts over a baking tray.

Bake in oven for 5 minutes or until toasted. Remove from oven and set aside for 10 minutes to cool.

Place the pine nuts, basil, garlic and parmesan in the bowl of a food processor or thermomix and process until finely chopped. With the motor running, gradually add the oil in a thin steady stream until well combined.

Salmon Method

Place salmon or deep water fish in a baking dish and bake in preheated oven 160C for 10 minutes.

In the mean time on a large dinner plate cover with mixed lettuce leaves sprinkle with chopped tomato, cucumber and capsicum.

When the fish is cooked, place in middle of plate on lettuce and chopped vegetables. Sprinkle with seaweed mix.

Serve the pesto on top or alongside the salmon.

Serve immediately.

Store any leftover pesto in a glass jar in the fridge and have with eggs for breakfast.

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