5 ingredient pesto baked salmon
five ingredients lend a huge amount of flavor to this quick pesto baked salmon . the recipe is a yummly original created by sara mellas https //www.yummly.com/dish/author/sara 20mellas .
salmon fillets, salt, black pepper, basil pesto, lemon
- 4.0 salmon fillets
 - 0.5 teaspoon salt
 - black pepper
 - 0.2 cup basil pesto
 - 0.5 lemon

- preheat the oven to 400degf.
 - line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
 - gently pat salmon fillets dry with paper towels.
 - place on the baking sheet, skin side down.
 - sprinkle the tops of the salmon with the salt and black pepper.
 - spoon an equal amount of basil pesto sauce over each salmon fillet.
 - spread to coat each fillet with an even layer.
 - bake the salmon on middle rack of oven until it flakes easily with a fork, 12 15 minutes.
 - check to see that salmon is done.
 - remove from oven or add time as needed.
 - squeeze fresh lemon juice over salmon if desired.
 - serve immediately.
 - refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days.
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### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 4.0 salmon fillets
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- black pepper
- 0.2 cup basil pesto
- 0.5 lemon

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 4.0 salmon fillets
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- black pepper
- 0.2 cup basil pesto
- 0.5 lemon


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- preheat the oven to 400degf.
- line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- gently pat salmon fillets dry with paper towels.
- place on the baking sheet, skin side down.
- sprinkle the tops of the salmon with the salt and black pepper.
- spoon an equal amount of basil pesto sauce over each salmon fillet.
- spread to coat each fillet with an even layer.
- bake the salmon on middle rack of oven until it flakes easily with a fork, 12 15 minutes.
- check to see that salmon is done.
- remove from oven or add time as needed.
- squeeze fresh lemon juice over salmon if desired.
- serve immediately.
- refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to two days.
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