Grilled salmon with homemade pesto sauce

Name: Grilled salmon with homemade pesto sauce
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cup Basil leaves; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated; 1/2 cup Extra-virgin olive oil; 1/3 cup Walnuts; 3 Garlic cloves, finely chopped; Salt and black pepper to taste; 2 (300 g)salmon fillets; 1 tbsp Olive oil; Salt and black pepper to taste; 1 cup White button mushroom; 250 g Asparagus; 1/2 tbsp Butter; 1 Garlic cloves, smashed; Salt and black pepper to taste

Jeerapa K. @kimdigiti

Thailand

Grilled salmon with homemade pesto sauce

Jeerapa K. @kimdigiti

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Ingredients

30 mins

2 servings

For the pesto sauce
2 cupBasil leaves
1/2 cupParmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cupExtra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cupWalnuts
3Garlic cloves, finely chopped
Salt and black pepper to taste
For the grilled salmon
2(300 g)salmon fillets
1 tbspOlive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste
For the side dish
1 cupWhite button mushroom
250 gAsparagus
1/2 tbspButter
1Garlic cloves, smashed
Salt and black pepper to taste

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Steps

30 mins

1

Combine all the dry ingredients in a blender. Pulse the blender. Gradually add extra-virgin olive oil to the blender until the mixture is finely chopped. Store them in a close container and keep them in the fridge for 3 days before use.
2

Season the skin side of salmon fillets with salt and pepper
3

Grill the skin side of salmon fillets with high heat for 5-7 min or until the flesh become lighten. Flip to the other side and cook for 1-2 min. Transfer to plate.
4

For the side dish, use the same pan. Add olive oil. Grill the garlic cloves until they turn brown. Sauté mushroom and asparagus. Add butter. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with grilled salmon and pesto sauce.