Pesto Salmon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 salmon fillets (no skin)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• fresh ground pepper
• 3/4 cup prepared pesto sauce (refrigerated) or 3/4 cup fresh homemade pesto sauce
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 3 sliced plum tomatoes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 lightly coat a baking pan with cooking spray.
• 2 place each salmon fillet in the baking pan and drizzle with olive oil.
• 3 apply freshly ground pepper to taste over each fillet.
• 4 gently spread pesto sauce over each fillet.
• 5 sprinkle parmesean cheese over each fillet.
• 6 optional: place plum tomatoes slices on each fillet and sprinkle with a bit of additional parmesean cheese.
• 7 bake prepared salmon fillets in a 350 oven for approximately 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork.