Easy Pesto Salmon

This easy pesto salmon is the perfect choice for a fresh and light summertime meal.

As one CL reader said --"We grow basil on our porch and are always looking for tasty new ways to use it. I created this dish on a whim to try and get my husband to eat salmon. I succeeded: He loved it, and now he even requests it on occasion. The salmon tastes wonderful served with grilled or steamed vegetables."

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1 salmon fillet and 1/3 cup rice)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  fresh spinach leaves
• 1/2  cup  basil leaves
• 1/4  cup  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1  tablespoon  olive oil
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 3  garlic cloves, peeled
• Cooking spray
• 2  (6-ounce) salmon fillets, skinned
• 2/3  cup  hot cooked brown rice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Place the first 6 ingredients in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth. Spoon 3 tablespoons pesto into bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with the salmon fillets, and spread with the remaining pesto.

Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with rice.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

443 (45% from fat)

Fat:

22.1g (sat 3.5g,mono 12g,poly 4.4g)

Protein:

38.7g

Carbohydrate:

20.6g

Fiber:

3.1g

Cholesterol:

111mg

Iron:

3.2mg

Sodium:

483mg

Calcium:

96mg