Roasted Salmon with Apple-Almond Pesto

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 302.5

Total Fat: 13.9 g
Cholesterol: 83.0 mg
Sodium: 72.5 mg
Total Carbs: 14.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
Protein: 31.0 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Roasted Salmon with Apple-Almond Pesto calories by ingredient

Introduction

This is a recipe that sounds (and tastes) fancy but is actually quite easy to make--and ready in just 15 minutes. This is a recipe that sounds (and tastes) fancy but is actually quite easy to make--and ready in just 15 minutes.

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

16 ounces salmon fillets

1 teaspoon unsalted butter

2 Granny Smith Apples, diced

1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

1/2 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves only

Pinch black pepper

1/2 lemon, juiced

Tips

Salmon is full of Omega-3 fatty acids. While it's pricier than other varieties of fish, its nutritional benefits make it worth the price tag.

Wild salmon, while tasty, runs at least $12 a pound. Look for wild salmon to go on sale in summer and stock up, freezing the surplus.

When you're shopping for this recipe, buy double the ingredients and make an extra batch for Chef Meg's Salmon Cakes later in the week.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the parsley leaves in a blender; puree, adding lemon juice and warm water until the mixture forms a paste. Season with black pepper. Heat a small sauce pan over medium and add the butter.
Once the butter has melted and is foaming, add apples and cook for 3 minutes. Remove the apples from the heat and add the almonds and parsley; toss to combine. Place the salmon, skin side down ihn a baking dish. Layer the pesto over the fish; roast for 12-15 minutes or until the meat is firm and just starting to flake.
Makes 4 three ounce servings with 1/4 cup of apples and pesto per serving.

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Member Ratings For This Recipe

GRPAPEL

Very Good

23 of 23 people found this review helpful

This was really delicious and easy as can be! The only thing I would add is maybe some caramelized onion... but that's just personal preference. The recipes is healthy and fresh and tastes great. - 1/27/10
GJSISSON

18 of 19 people found this review helpful

Caramelized onions: Two medium onions: slice very thin, break apart into saute pan with 1 tbl melted butter and 1 tbl olive oil. Cook over to medium heat, stirring frequently until golden brown and very limp. Takes about 1/2 hour. Can be used on sandwiches, pizza, in French onion soup, etc. - 2/24/10
AEPIER18

16 of 16 people found this review helpful

The idea is good but the topping needed more fat - butter, olive oil, or butter with olive oil, to make it cook down into a cohesive combination. One tablespoon of any of these makes a big difference. - 8/14/11
KASEYCOFF

Very Good

10 of 11 people found this review helpful

Absolutely delicious - tho I confess, I never met a salmon fillet I didn't like. I agree with previous posters - next time I will also add a bit of sweet onion to the apple mix. - 8/10/11
I_AM_EEVIE

Bad

9 of 25 people found this review helpful

Not a big fan of the 'fishy' taste and thought this would be a good coverup. My family literally tossed this entire dish in the trash. The pesto was disgusting and the salmon did not cook well. I followed the recipe to a tee & know how to cook. Yuck! - 9/24/11
VANANDEL

Very Good

7 of 8 people found this review helpful

I had some trouble with this recipe. There was so much apple/parsley pesto that it covered the fish too much. The salmon didn't cook in time, so by the time it did cook the almonds were pretty burned. But other than that, it tasted really good. - 3/4/10
MARYC543

O.K.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

The apple, parsley, almond combo just didn't taste good to me... thought it would be one of those pleasant surprises, but it wasn't! - 7/6/12
LAURAB242

Good

5 of 10 people found this review helpful

Husband objected loudly to "this mess" on his salmon. - 9/24/11
NONNAHOLM

5 of 7 people found this review helpful

I love salmon, the last time I had it I brushed a little combination of soy sauce, maple syrup and garlic powder over it....delicious...I will try this recipe it sounds awsome!! - 8/11/11
BADUREKL

5 of 6 people found this review helpful

add caramelized onion - 2/23/10
LUCKYSEA13

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

When I make salmon, I've make a orange sauce w/chopped pecans. There's a trick to making it come out so, good. Cardmon is what makes it so good. With everyone's added ingredent. - 2/16/13
NANCYHOME247

4 of 7 people found this review helpful

If tart apple sounds like a conlicting flavor with salmon, use pear, papaya or mango instead. Easy enough to figure out, but how 'bout some proofreading to correct typos like the number of servings made... - 9/24/12
PASTINKY

Incredible!

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Made this exactly per the recipe and my family love it! Even my very picky mother loved it. Pinned this pinterest so I can find it easily when looking up my various recipe boards. Found this at the right time as I got my fresh salmon at $5.99 a lb! Woot woot! Will definitely make this again! - 9/15/12
CD12430379

Very Good

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Very good. I didn't change anything but downsized the recipe to cook for one. Will definitely keep in my tracker. Served with red potatoes, roasted with onions and rosemary. Oh, I did change the oven temperature to 375. The salmon was soooo moist. - 3/30/13
FLOWINGWATER

Bad

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Just didn't like this at all. The flavor of the apple parsley pesto didn't go well with the salmon, in my opinion. - 6/3/12
MISSJANE2011

3 of 5 people found this review helpful

I'm confused - in the text of the recipe it quotes "makes 3 three ounce servings" then at the bottom it says Number of Servings = 4 - which one is it?? - 10/9/11
SCHOOLMOUSE

Incredible!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Mine looks nothing like the picture, but it sure tastes good!! - 1/3/12
SARAHMICHELEF

Very Good

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Very surprising flavor combination, but we liked it very much. I did add the caramelized onions. - 9/29/11
BTVMADS

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This sounds delicious -- I would never think to combine apples with fish, but I have a really gorgeous 1lb. orange trout fillet that is begging me to try this. :)
I'll stick to using my food processor for the pesto, though. My blender would be useless for such a small amount. - 9/24/11
SUZANNE_COOMBS

Good

2 of 13 people found this review helpful

Haven't tried the receipe, and will omit butter when do. Salmon is oily enough. Plus, omitting the butter will reduce the bad fats. Lookin forward to experimenting w/oils.

Carmelize onion - fry finely chopped onion. Best flavour w/butter, can carmelize w/some oils too. - 2/23/10
LOLATX

Very Good

2 of 10 people found this review helpful

Sounds good - but can someone tell me how to make carmekized onion to add ? - 2/23/10
SHIRLEYD1959

1 of 3 people found this review helpful

How can this be called "Pesto" when there are not any pesto ingredients in the recipe? Garlic, basil and pine nuts are in traditional pesto. It would be easier to just cook/grill the salmon to the individual liking - and top with real pesto, which can be purchased organic or non-organic. - 3/14/13
CASEYSAUER

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I made the recipe as directed and it was delicious! - 2/18/13
2DIETORNOT2DIET

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I put dijond mustand and chopped pecans on my salmon oh so good. - 9/25/12
SUGARSMOM2

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

love this . nice combonation of apples and almonds with the salmon . once a week or so we try to fix this . - 5/2/12
CMFARRELL36

1 of 4 people found this review helpful

I'm printing this out to try it.
I love the idea of tart apples and parsley with the salmon - it'll make a great change, I'm sure. - 6/28/11
ARTJAC

nice - 5/14/21
NEPTUNE1939

Very Good

tasty - 5/14/21
GOFORGIN

Bad

Ok - 5/3/21
BIKE4HEALTH

A good healthy meal - 5/3/21
PATRICIAAK

:) - 4/17/21
SUSANBEAMON

I love salmon. The pesto was okay. I may try a different apple, sweeter, for a different taset. I'm not fond of Granny Smiths. They can be overpowering. - 3/29/21
EVIE4NOW

Bad

definitely not for us - 3/18/21
MOMMY445

Good

yummy - 3/12/21
BONNIE1552

Yummy. - 3/8/21
MILPAM3

Sounds out of this world! Great to find a recipe that doesn't rely on onions. - 8/13/20
CD2693807

I love salmon... will have to try
- 5/10/20
ELRIDDICK

Very Good

Thanks for sharing - 11/30/19
REDROBIN47

Incredible!

DH and I enjoyed this recipe and will make it often. - 9/2/19
WHITEANGEL4

Incredible!

I tried this and we enjoyed it very much - 8/16/19
SMITHLND

The idea is good but the topping needed more fat - butter, olive oil, or butter with olive oil, to make it cook down into a cohesive combination. One tablespoon of any of these makes a big difference.
- 8/16/19
JIACOLO

I wish I liked salmon. This looks good. - 8/15/19
MNABOY

Good

Nice - 5/15/19
TOMATOCAFEGAL

Very Good

Salmon....yum.....awesome - 5/14/19
LOSER05

Incredible!

yummy. - 5/8/19
SUNSHINE99999

Yummy - 4/21/19
RO2BENT

sounds interesting - 4/10/19
RHOOK20047

Incredible!

This is the kind of easy tasty recipes I like. This was very flavorful and a great Lenten dish. - 4/6/19
CHERIRIDDELL

awesome - 3/3/19
KACEYSW

Very Good

Liked this when I made it the first time. I used a Mayan sweet onion instead of the apple (I'm not a fan) the second time I made it and it was fabulous. - 1/27/19
NASFKAB

Great recipe made even tastier with fried onions - 1/23/19
KITTYHAWK1949

Incredible!

love salmon except for the cost as noted in tips. this was good. - 1/22/19
EO4WELLNESS

Haven't heard of this type of pesto before. Interesting combo. - 8/16/18
MBPP50

Awesome - 8/16/18
PLCHAPPELL

Interesting combination - 8/16/18
SRIVERS1

Incredible!

This was really and easy to fix. Hubby loves Salmon. - 6/2/18
JANIEWWJD

Wow, this was really good!!! - 5/8/18
1RETSGM

Very Good

Very Good - 5/6/18
NANCYPAT1

Delicious. I left out the black pepper but added a touch of turmeric instead because I can't stand the pepper. - 5/5/18
PICKIE98

This sounds very good. I need to buy some apples. - 4/9/18
CD1987279

Love that salmon - 4/4/18
KATHYJO56

Good

This was fair - 4/4/18
BABY_GIRL69

Very Good

Good - 4/1/18
ROSSYFLOSSY

Incredible!

Love salmon. - 4/1/18
CLMART3

This sounds easy, healthy and delicious! - 3/26/18
NANASUEH

yummy - 8/17/17
SKIMBRO

Need to try. - 8/17/17
BUSYGRANNY5

Very Good

Delicious and easy to make!!! - 4/22/17
GEORGE815

Looks great. Hope those Granny apples are neutralized. - 3/22/17
HAWKTHREE

Very Good

Love the tartness of the Granny Smith - 5/24/16
CRICKY93

Bad

Ratio of apple to parsley didnt match and it eventually didnt taste good! Stopped following the recipe after I was done with the pesto! There are better ways to enjoy good fish! - 5/17/16
JANNEBARN

I live in salmon country and this sounds like a disgusting thing to do to a good piece of fish. I've never used a teaspoon of butter in anything, I suspect this will need substantially more.
- 8/15/13
CD13734197

This looks like something we can try out tonight. - 3/14/13
KATIERANCH

This recipe is confusing to me...it does not say whether you mix the pesto and apples together or whether they are two separate components... - 3/9/13
LSIG14

O.K.

I thought is was pretty good but DH hated it. It had an odd combination of flavors. - 2/16/13
MAHAFL

Very Good

Great recipe! - 9/25/12
KATOFORNOW

easy to make and quite tasty. - 9/24/12
KOSHIE1

Perfectly timed what with all the fall apples! I never cared for basil pesto; I like this parsley version. The sweetness of the apples is a great complement to the saltiness of the salmon. - 9/24/12
CATBELLY

Very Good

0 of 3 people found this review helpful

Sounds easy and delicious ! Can't wait to try. - 8/16/12
CD12426337

0 of 2 people found this review helpful

I love salmon not sure how all the differen't combo of thing's added will turn out but I'm willing to give it a try. It does sound good - 5/12/12
LOSTLEMONADE

Very Good

Yummy!! - 5/2/12
EILEENHERE

0 of 2 people found this review helpful

I'll try this! I've often just sauteed thinly sliced apples and pears in a little butter with salt and pepper. Then you can put the fruit over the salmon when the salmon comes off the broiler -- or just have the sauteed fruit on the side for the salmon purist. Serve with couscous for a fast meal. - 4/21/12
LUCINDARW

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Sounds great! Can't wait to try it. - 3/28/12
LEECJANE

Very Good

Very good and tasty. I couldn't resist adding some cinnamon with the apples and almonds though. - 9/29/11
OTTERMOMMY

O.K.

Neither my husband nor I liked this. I thought the parsley was overwhelming and the almonds didn't do well in the oven. However, this did inspire me to try salmon with traditional pesto instead. - 9/27/11
BUNNIG

This was as good as any salmon we've eaten in the best restaurant. Easy to make and delicious - 9/27/11
GRAMMAP1

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

This looks delicious. I anticipate making it soon! - 9/25/11
LEANJEAN6

Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very tasty- - 9/24/11
BEVIE123

Incredible!

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I loved it, and I am a fan of salmon - 9/24/11
CD7023171

Good

Sounds good, but I'll stick to my maple syrup glaze. - 9/24/11
CAREN77

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Natrona, 12 oz. divided by 4 servings equals 3 oz. per person. Just add enough warm water to make the pesto a paste. Hope this helps. - 8/18/11
ROCKSTEADY777

Incredible!

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Sounds good. - 8/18/11
BMCQUEEN006

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

can't wait to try - 8/4/11
NATRONA32

confusing recipe. how much water do I use? How many filets? is it 3 or 4 servings? - 6/27/11
GECKOBEACH

Very Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I made this EXACTLY as the recipe instructs, and was very pleased with the results! I had to do it all stove-top, as I do not have an oven momentarily, and it was delicious all the same. A great recipe I will try on other types of fish. - 6/14/11
MYTURN11

0 of 2 people found this review helpful

I will have to try this recipe. I love finding new recpies for salmon. - 6/8/11
OLIE23

Very Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Sounds good; I am trying this for dinner. - 5/19/11
JLSTEELE8

Very Good

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Good. Parsley was difficult to blend, but everything cooked at the same time. - 4/3/11
CALIDREAMER76

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have homemade basil pesto - getting ready to try it with that -thanks for the idea - I was searching for a way to make my salmon tonight. - 3/3/11
DEBBROWN2

Bad

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Like my salmon with less! - 1/8/11

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