No culinary theatrics, salmon pasta with no cream, just a straightforward guide to whipping up a dish that marries succulent salmon, homemade pesto, and perfectly cooked pasta.
Place the salmon fillets on a baking tray and use a silicone brush to brush the seasonings over the salmon.
Place in the oven for about 12 minutes.
In the meantime, cook the pasta in boiling water with a pinch of salt on the stove (save 1 cup of pasta water if you are making homemade pesto).
Homemade pesto
Place the nuts, spinach and garlic in the food processor and blend until you have smaller chunks.
Add the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth pesto.
In a large pan place the pesto, 1 cup of pasta water and bring it to a medium heat. Once heated remove from the stove and mix in the cooked pasta. Taste and adjust in case it needs more salt or lemon juice.
Finish the dish
Place the pesto pasta in a bowl, top with the baked salmon and grated parmesan cheese.
Notes
if you are making this recipe to serve to the whole family, including babies then remove salt from the cooking process and add as necessary for the adult portions
the pesto yields about 4 portions. If using store-bought pesto you will be using about 2-3 tablespoons depending on the brand.