Roasted red pepper and walnut pesto salmon. Roasted red pepper and walnut pesto salmon. That's when red bell peppers are in abundance and extremely cheap. If you'd like to try making your own, you can check out my recipe for Roasted Red Peppers here. Or, if you're strapped for time, you can certainly buy already made, store-bought variety. The versatility of Roasted Red Pepper Walnut Pesto is quite impressive.
Sure, the basic approach to this pesto is to toss it with your favourite cooked pasta for a quick, easy, tasty dinner.
But, what about some other options?
I love to smear this pesto on crostini and top it with a little sprinkling of goat cheese.
You can cook Roasted red pepper and walnut pesto salmon using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Roasted red pepper and walnut pesto salmon
- Prepare 2 cups of roasted red peppers.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of parsley leaves.
- You need 1 cup of candied walnuts.
- It's of Zest of one lemon.
- It's to taste of Salt and pepper.
- Prepare 8 of salmon fillets.
- You need 8 of peeled and deveined shrimp wrapped in bacon.
Pulse until beets are walnuts are very finely chopped and form a pesto consistency. Scrape the beet pesto into a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add cooked spaghetti and toss to coat. Place fillets on a parchment lined baking sheet, season with a little salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil.
Roasted red pepper and walnut pesto salmon step by step
- Pulse the first five ingredients in food processor to make a paste..
- Rub salmon with olive oil and spread each with a portion of the pepper purée..
- Place each piece of salmon on a lined baking sheet and top each one with a bacon wrapped shrimp..
- Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 9 minutes..
Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan and set over a low heat. If you prefer to buy jarred roasted peppers, they are sold in all large grocery stores, usually located in the pickle aisle, or somewhere next to olives. You can also buy roasted peppers on Amazon. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.