Pesto Salmon

Now that we are in the Season of Lent, Fish dishes are definitely I want to see more of. I know that there are tons of ways of preparing fish but I want something that is going to be good! G.O.O.D!

I saw this recipe for Salmon Packets and thought how could I take it up a notch. I remembered seeing on Rachel Ray's Week in a Day (on Cooking Channel!) that she had buttered and roasted some panko and put it on top of Mac and Cheese. Well, dear ones. I am a Southern Girl through and through. 

(Just ask my brother-in-law David, who lives in New York. I told him yesterday that my Southern Belle butt does not cross the Mason Dixon line- I then told my husband this and he said well It's not true you've been up north before just not to see him-- which we definitely should do, because we haven't seen them since we got married 4 years ago!) Which means that Mac and Cheese doesn't get a topping on it!

We LOVED this dish and I think it would good with chicken as well!

Baked Pesto Salmon

recipe adapted from this recipe at Kalyn's Kitchen

Per Person you are serving:

1 tsp. Olive Oil

1 Salmon Filet

1 tsp. Pesto (I found some at Aldi)

1 Roma tomato

3 tsp. Panko

1 tsp. butter, melted

salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 
2. Take the Salmon Filet and season with salt and pepper.
3. Top Salmon with Pesto.
4. Cut tomato into slices and place on top of Salmon.
5. Mix together Panko and melted butter.
6. Place Panko mixture on top of Salmon
7. Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes until fish is to desired temperature. (I say this because someone people like their fish more done than others do. When you press on it, it should bounce back!)
8. Enjoy!