Pistachio Baked Salmon

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup salted dry roasted pistachios, chopped
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, skin removed (6 fillets, 6 ounces each)
• 1/4 cup purchased basil pesto (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 in a small bowl combine pistachio nuts, brown sugar, lemon juice, dillweed, and pepper; set aside.
• 3 place salmon fillets in a greased, foil-lined 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• 4 measure thickness of fish.
• 5 spoon pistachio mixture evenly on each fillet.
• 6 gently press in place to form a crust.
• 7 bake for 6 to 8 minutes for each 1/2-inch thickness of fish or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• 8 pass pesto to serve with fish.