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Recipe by Rivky Kleiman

Pistachio-Crusted Pesto Salmon

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Parve Parve
Easy Easy
9 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Tree nuts - Egg

Gourmet results with minimal effort is always my goal when developing recipes. Anyone who tasted this dish (even those who claimed to dislike pesto) gave it a huge thumbs-up. Try it — you’ll love it.

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 1 side of salmon

  • garlic, to taste

  • onion powder, to taste

  • salt, to taste

  • paprika, to taste

  • 3 tablespoons Gefen Mayonnaise

Pesto Sauce

  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves

  • 1 cup Bartenura Olive Oil

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt


Wine Pairing

Yatir Viognier

Directions

Prepare the Salmon

1.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).

2.

Rinse salmon and pat dry. Set on a Gefen Parchment Paper lined baking sheet or roasting pan. Season lightly with garlic, onion powder, salt, and paprika. Set aside.

3.

In a small bowl, combine the mayo, pesto, lemon juice, and date honey. Smear evenly over salmon.

4.

Place pistachios in a ziplock bag and crush coarsely, using a rolling pin or a bottle. Spread the chopped pistachios evenly over the pesto layer.

5.

Lightly drizzle honey over the pistachios. Bake for 30–35 minutes.

Prepare the Pesto Sauce

1.

Place all ingredients in food processor and pulse until smooth. The sauce can be refrigerated for two weeks.

Pistachio-Crusted Pesto Salmon

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Toby F
Toby F
1 year ago

Turned out better than I expected!!! Thank you!!!

Mally K-E
Mally K-E
1 year ago

ez to make and yummy to eat! Fish was soft and delicious as well as presentable.

YITTY
YITTY
5 years ago

HEAVENS I made this for shavous and it was loved by all. I served it room temp.

Chaia Frishman
Chaia Frishman
Reply to  YITTY
5 years ago

So good to know!