Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil. I was intent on making pesto salmon with asparagus in foil pack. Still having some store bought basil pesto, I had to try it. Add salmon over green beans, top with pesto: Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper. Place salmon dish and asparagus-filled pan in oven. If the fork goes in easily, remove asparagus from oven and set aside.

Unfold foil so salmon is uncovered. How to make Salmon Baked in Foil with Pesto. Cut your veggies, add a little olive oil, salt and pepper and lemon juice. You can have Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil

Prepare 2 of skinless salmon fillets.
You need 1/2 bunch of asparagus, tough ends trimmed.
It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
You need 1 clove of garlic, minced.
You need of salt.
Prepare of pepper.
It's 1/2 of lemon thinly sliced.
It's 2 tbsp of fresh dill, chopped.
Prepare 2 tbsp of pesto.

Take a strip of tin foil, enough to make a parcel for the salmon to sit in. Lay one of the salmon fillets on top of the asparagus and season with salt and pepper. Squeeze on the juice of half the lemon before spooning half of the pesto onto the salmon. Pull the edges of the foil into the middle to create a parcel.

Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil step by step

Preheat oven to 400°F..
Cut two sheets of aluminum foil about 14-inch long. Divide asparagus into 2 equal portions (about 8 spears per foil packet) and layer in centre of each length of foil..
In a small bowl stir together oil with garlic. Cover the asparagus with half of the oil mixture, then sprinkle with salt and pepper..
Season each salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Layer fillets over asparagus.
Drizzle top of each salmon fillet with the remaining olive oil mixture. The cover with pesto..
Top each with about 2 sprigs dill and 2 lemon slices..
Wrap sides of foil inward over salmon then fold in top and bottom of foil to enclose..
Place foil pouches in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until salmon is cooked through, about 25 minutes..
Unwrap and serve warm with boiled potatoes if you like potatoes..

Mix together minced garlic and oil and drizzle over the asparagus. Season each salmon fillet and lay over the asparagus. Salmon Foil Packets: Salmon has never been easier to cook, nor has it ever tasted better, lightly seasoned, doused in herb butter, and wrapped up in a packet to bake in the oven. As an extra bonus, crunchy but tender asparagus cook right alongside the salmon so you have a complete meal and no mess. Looking for a good baked salmon recipe?