Name: Grilled Salmon With Pesto Crust
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Pine nuts - ¼ cup; Coarsely chopped fresh basil - ½ cup; Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup; Garlic, minced - 1 clove; Extra-virgin olive oil - 3 tablespoons; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 3 tablespoons; Salmon fillet - 1 pound

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Grilled Salmon With Pesto Crust

1. Pine nuts - ¼ cup

2. Coarsely chopped fresh basil - ½ cup

3. Grated Parmesan cheese - ¼ cup

4. Garlic, minced - 1 clove

5. Extra-virgin olive oil - 3 tablespoons

6. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 3 tablespoons

7. Salmon fillet - 1 pound

How to cook deliciously - Grilled Salmon With Pesto Crust

1. Stage

Heat a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir pine nuts in the hot skillet until fragrant and toasted, about 5 minutes.

2. Stage

Blend basil, Parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts, and garlic in a blender until a thick paste forms. Gradually stream olive oil into blender and continue blending until desired consistency of pesto is reached; season with salt and pepper.

3. Stage

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper.

4. Stage

Place salmon, skin-side down, onto grill grates; close grill and cook until salmon is about 2/3 done, 8 to 15 minutes. Remove salmon from grill using a spatula and transfer to a baking sheet, skin-side down. Spread pesto evenly over the salmon. Save extra pesto for another use if there are leftovers.

5. Stage

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

6. Stage

Broil salmon until fish flakes easily with a fork and pesto is bubbling, about 5 minutes.