Salmon Roasted With Cilantro Pesto

Recipe Ingredients

1		Garlic
1 cup	16g / 0.6oz	Loosely packed cilantro leaves
5 tablespoons	75ml	Olive oil
		One lime - juice of
		Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Salmon fillet - skin on
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ripe tomato - seeded and chopped (large)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F

Place the garlic, cilantro, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender or a food processor. Process until creamy.

Brush a baking pan or sheet with the remaining oil and place the salmon in it. Spread the cilantro mixture on the salmon, scatter the tomato over it, and sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper.

Bake, uncovered, until the salmon is done (peek in between the layers of flesh with a thin-bladed knife), 12 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

NOTES : Alternative fish for this recipe: Because this pesto is strong flavored, I'd prepare this with only with strong-flavored fish, such as bluefish, bonito, mackerel or pompano.

Source:
Fish, Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking/Mark Bittman

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