I know, you can buy ready-made pesto in the store, but fresh pesto is super simple and worth the few extra steps for freshness and quality. Crisp green basil leaves, a few garlic cloves, pine nuts, olive oil and Parmesan cheese are ingredients you can find in any supermarket, but the taste is out of this world.
The salmon cubes take this recipe up a notch and makes it a complete meal.
Yields 6 Servings Quarter (1.5 Servings) Half (3 Servings) Default (6 Servings) Double (12 Servings) Triple (18 Servings) 1 pkg spaghetti (cooked according to package instructions)
4 slices salmon fillet, cubed
3 tbsp olive oil
cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
Basil Pesto Sauce
3 cloves garlic
2 cups fresh basil leaves
¾ cup pine nuts
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
¾ cup olive oil
1 Combine olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss the salmon cubes until well covered and set aside.
2 For the pesto sauce – add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
3 Drain the spaghetti and add the pesto sauce to it.
4 Heat a skillet over high heat. Add 1 tbsp of oil, then add the salmon cubes. Sear on all sides for 2 minutes
5 Serve the pesto spaghetti topped with seared salmon cubes.
Ingredients 1 pkg spaghetti (cooked according to package instructions)
4 slices salmon fillet, cubed
3 tbsp olive oil
cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
Basil Pesto Sauce
3 cloves garlic
2 cups fresh basil leaves
¾ cup pine nuts
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
¾ cup olive oil
Directions 1 Combine olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss the salmon cubes until well covered and set aside.
2 For the pesto sauce – add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
3 Drain the spaghetti and add the pesto sauce to it.
4 Heat a skillet over high heat. Add 1 tbsp of oil, then add the salmon cubes. Sear on all sides for 2 minutes
5 Serve the pesto spaghetti topped with seared salmon cubes.
Basil Pesto Pasta with Pan-seared Salmon Cubes
AuthorFoodieblissCategoryEntrees