I’m always looking for new ways to enjoy fresh salmon. As I have mentioned before in other posts, it is my go-to healthy & quick dinner that all 5 of us love.

With some left-over homemade Spinach and Almond Pesto in the fridge and a desire to give our salmon dinner a new twist, I decided to smear it all over the top of our salmon fillets before baking.

Well, it was a hit!

Healthy eating does’t get much easier than this.

We have enjoyed this dinner a number of times now and I have served it with raw vegetable sticks or salad.

Click here for the Spinach Pesto recipe or if you are really short on time, use your favourite store-bought pesto.

This recipe can serve however many you like – just buy a salmon fillet per person, or 1 between 2 small children.

Ingredients

Fresh salmon fillets, boned and skinless

Spinach Pesto, approximately 1 tablespoon per fillet

Method

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.

Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Spread pesto over the top of each salmon fillet.

Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes, depending on how you like your salmon cooked and how thick the fillet is.

Serve with lots of fresh salad.