Chef Meg's Roasted Salmon with Caramelized Apple-Almond Pesto
- 14.3g Carbs, 3.8g Fiber, 0.5g Sugar
From:
www.SparkPeople.com user CHEF_MEG
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12 oz salmon fillets
1 tsp unsalted butter
2 Granny Smith Apples, skin left on, cut into 1/4 inch dice
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2 bunch Italian parsley, leaves only
Pinch black pepper
1/2 lemon, juiced
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place parsley leaves in a blender; puree, adding lemon juice and warm water until the mixture forms a paste.
Season with black pepper.
Heat a small sauce pan and add butter.
Once butter has melted and is foaming, add apples and cook for 3 minutes.
Remove apples from the heat and add the almonds and parsley pesto; toss to combine.
Place the salmon, skin side down on a roasting pan.
Layer the pesto over the fish; roast for 12-15 minutes or until the meat is firm and just starting to flake.
Makes 3 three ounce servings with 1/4 cup of apples and pesto per serving.
Servings: 4
Nutrition per Serving:
251 Calories, 11.7g Total Fat, 2g Saturated Fat, 3.7g Polyunsaturated Fat,
4.8g Monounsaturated Fat, 56.6mg Sodium, 765.4mg Potassium,
14.3g Total Carbs, 3.8g Dietary Fiber, 0.5g Sugars, 23.8g Protein