Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Great recipe for Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto. This recipe takes its cue from the great Jacques Pepin, who I saw make something similar on His seemed like the perfect summer dish, so I took the idea and ran with it. I switched out the arctic char that he used for salmon, my preferred fish.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto:
- Prepare 2 centre-cut salmon fillets, deboned and descaled
- Make ready Large handful fresh basil leaves (about 28 g)
- Prepare 1 pkg (284 g) miniature San Marzano tomatoes
- Get 1 large clove garlic, chopped
- Get 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Get 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Whizz until smooth, season with salt and pepper, then cover and refrigerate. Run your fingers along the cut side of the salmon, removing any stray pin bones with tweezers. Pan sear salmon and top with a pleasantly salty and spicy olive and tomato pesto. For tomato pesto, add remaining oil to skillet.
Instructions to make Pan-fried salmon with fresh tomato pesto:
- Add a splash of veg oil to a large pan on medium-high heat. Lay the salmon fillets in, skin-side down. Let fry for 3 to 4 minutes, depending on their thickness, then flip and fry for the same amount of time on the other side. While you're waiting to flip the salmon, whip up the sauce.
- Place the basil, tomatoes, garlic and pepper flakes in a food processor and blitz until it's a chunky liquid. Add a good pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper, as well as the olive oil. Blitz a few seconds more until the sauce thickens and emulsifies.
- Put a ladle full of sauce on a plate and lay the salmon on top, crispy skin up. The fish will warm up the sauce slightly. Serve additional sauce on the side (trust me, it'll be in demand).
Top with additional fresh basil and serve with cooked pasta and. Pan Fried Salmon with a tomato pesto crust served with creamed potatoes & fresh market vegetable - Picture of The Flying Enterprise, Cork. Heat a frying pan until hot and add the sea bass, skin-side down. For the tomato salsa, place the tomatoes into a bowl and add the lemon juice, sesame oil, Tabasco sauce and coriander leaves. Pan fried salmon with tender asparagus and courgette.
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