Grilled Salmon With Pesto Crust

Quick and easy grilled salmon is topped with homemade basil pesto and broiled creating a tasty pesto-crusted fillet.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 354 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pound salmon fillet
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 0.25 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 0.25 cup pine nuts
• 0.5 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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

Step 6

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