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Zesty Salmon with Pesto Roast Potatoes, Tenderstem & Roast Tomato Parsley Salsa
Roast zesty salmon until flaky and tender and serve alongside pesto roast potatoes. Juicy roast tomato, lemon and herb salsa brings the flavour. Tenderstem broccoli and beans add the greens. Finish with pumpkin seeds for crunch.
High protein
5 plants
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 garlic clove
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 80g green beans
- 90g Tenderstem broccoli
- 2 spring onion
- 2 tsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tbsp green pesto (Rapeseed Oil, Broccoli, Spinach, Broad Beans, Basil, Sunflower Seed, Garlic, Salt, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Pumpkin Seeds, Porcini Mushrooms, Kale, Golden Linseeds, Citric Acid, White Quinoa, Ascorbic Acid.)
- 2 salmon fillets (Fish)
- 6 baby potatoes
Nutritional Information
Calories: 639
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 36g
Fat: 37g
Ingredients
- 2 tsp pumpkin seeds (use half)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 80g green beans (use half)
- 90g Tenderstem broccoli (use half)
- 2 tbsp green pesto (use half) (Rapeseed Oil, Broccoli, Spinach, Broad Beans, Basil, Sunflower Seed, Garlic, Salt, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Pumpkin Seeds, Porcini Mushrooms, Kale, Golden Linseeds, Citric Acid, White Quinoa, Ascorbic Acid.)
- 1 salmon fillet (Fish)
- 2 spring onion
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley (use half)
- 6 baby potatoes
- 1 unwaxed lemon (use half)
- 1 garlic clove (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 758
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 61g
Fat: 38g
Zesty Salmon with Pesto Roast Potatoes, Tenderstem & Roast Tomato Parsley Salsa
Roast zesty salmon until flaky and tender and serve alongside pesto roast potatoes. Juicy roast tomato, lemon and herb salsa brings the flavour. Tenderstem broccoli and beans add the greens. Finish with pumpkin seeds for crunch.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9/ Air fryer 200C
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Pull out a small baking dish & a grater
Get started
- Quarter the potatoes and add to the lined tray with 1 tsp oil, a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast for 5-10 mins
- Meanwhile, zest and quarter the lemon
- After 5-10 mins, lay the salmon, skin-side down, onto one side of the potato tray. Rub with the lemon zest, drizzle with 1/2 tsp oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast for 10 mins
Prep the roasted tomato salsa
- Finely grate the garlic. Halve the tomatoes. Trim and thinly slice the spring onions
- Add everything to the baking dish, drizzle with 1/2 tsp oil, a pinch of salt and pepper and roast for 12-14 mins, until the tomatoes have softened
Time for veg
- Trim the broccoli and green beans
- After 10 mins, add the veg to the salmon and potato tray and toss with 1/2 tsp oil, a pinch of salt and pepper. Add the pesto to the potato and toss to coat. Roast everything for a further 10 mins, until the salmon is cooked through and the veg and potatoes are soft and golden
Finishing touches
- Finely chop the parsley and when ready, stir three-quarters through the cooked tomatoes, along with the juice of 1 lemon wedge (or to taste). Season to taste with salt and pepper
Finish & plate up
- Check your fish is cooked through; it should be steaming hot, opaque and separate easily with a fork
- When ready, squeeze the juice of 1 lemon wedge over the veg and toss with the pumpkin seeds
- Share the roast tomato salsa between plates, topped with the salmon. Serve the pesto potatoes and roast veg alongside. Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and lemon wedges
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