Salmon is one of my all time favorite things to make for dinner. Those people who knew me pre-culinary school, will think that I’ve lost my mind because I didn’t eat any seafood until about 3 years ago. But now I’m full on obsessed and love it! Salmon is one of my go-to fish choices. It can be awesome on it’s own but it really gets jazzy when you spice things up with different herbs and such. My favorite is a pan-seared salmon with basil pesto on top. Drool. The flavors are perfection together and it’s 100% comforting while still being pretty healthy. And it only takes about 10 minutes to whip up this dinner – can you say easy? I love it. It’s the perfect weeknight dinner when you’re craving something healthy, bright and fresh but don’t have lots of time.
And, I’m so excited to share this awesome giveaway from Anderson Seafood! One lucky What’s Gaby Cooking winner will receive a $300 Anderson Seafood credit to purchase all the fish you want on their website. And I’d personally recommend the salmon…. it was great! And some crab. I love me some crab 🙂
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Salmon with Pesto + Anderson Seafood Giveaway
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves packed
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup olive oil + 3 tbsp
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 whole garlic cloves
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 - 6 oz salmon filets
Instructions
- Combine the basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and red pepper flakes in a food processor and blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper as needed. Remove from food processor and set aside.
- Salt and pepper the salmon filets and drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil.
- Add the remaining olive oil to a skillet over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the two salmon filets and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side until done. Carefully remove from the skillet and serve with 1-2 tbsp of the homemade basil pesto.
Pan-seared salmon is my favorite, with a citrus balsamic reduction sweetened with brown sugar (actually an old Rachel Ray recipe) – and I love the idea of putting red pepper flakes in pesto! I can’t wait to try it!
I love shrimp pasta!!! The more shrimp, the better!!!
I love lobster rolls, especially hot ones with lots of fresh lobster meat on a crunchy roll.
salmon + pesto! perfect combo!
my favorite seafood dish would have to be crab cakes! I love the crispy exterior and the wonderful melt in your mouth, make you want to cry tears of joy crabby interior. #todiefor
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Crab cakes are my favorite!
Love ALL seafood, but salmon & oysters are my favs.
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This year I am in love with fennel – Halibut with sauteed fennel and onion. Yummy!
A seafood stew with shrimp and scallops in a tomato saffron broth is my favorite.
I love anything with shrimp and scallops.
My fav is a marinated, grilled salmon filet with lime juice, olive oil, cumin, allspice, fresh garlic, and sugar. It’s so darn yummy!! The recipe was from All Cooks and I changed it up a bit. It’s wonderful.
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Before my husband and I were married ( I won’t say how many years ago) we always went to a Chinese restuarant and had what they called Chicken Fried Halibut. They have since closed but I miss them to this day!!! Wish I had the recipe. Anyone out there???
Chicken Fried Halibut!!!
My favorite seafood is smoked salmon, with a little dill, capers, and cream cheese. It is delicious.
I love ALL THINGS seafood. Mussels, clams, escargot, shrimp, crab cakes. GOOD. GRIEF. MAMA.
softshell crabs!!
I LOVE caramelied scallops with shallots and white wine. I don’t make it very often (for company, mostly) but my go-to seafood dish is salmon also! So easy, versatile and delish!
I meant carmelized scallops!
I love beautiful, simple food like this gaby- Just a gorgeous piece of salmon with that bright beautiful pesto. divine! But my very favorite? Cracked crab with lemon butter 🙂
Our favorite is grilled salmon with a soy-apple cider-garlic-butter reduction for a marinade. It’s an old Food & Wine recipe from the 80’s that became our go-to recipe.
I love White Sea Bass. I buy a fillet with the skin on, put the skin side down on the grill, top it with a mayo/teryaki mixture, cover the grill. It is fantastic! I also like Sweet Shrimp. I like Halibut, Swordfish, Ahi Tuna. I like crab and scallops. I like Sea Trout and Barramundi and Ono.
I love grilled shrimp.
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LOVE seabass – crab is great too. Not a whole lot of seafood that I don’t like!
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It’s a toss up between grilled salmon over hardwood & marinated in a citrus soy marinade OR Buffalo Shrimp, simply grilled then tossed in a buffalo wing sauce and butter. Okay, now I’m hungry!
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My fave is salmon, roasted at high heat very fast in the oven so it is meltingly tender.
Now that I have written that sentence, I want it THIS MINUTE!
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Anderson Seafood looks fantastic! Just signed up for their newsletter. Thanks!
I love seafood! Especially scallops!
This salmon recipe looks delicious , love salmon & pesto but have never put them together.
I will make this tonight!
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I love raw fish. Be it sashimi, crudo or tartare! GREG
I absolutely LOVE any kind of seafood but I do have one that is so mouth watering to me. Its crab stuffed salmon. Its crab meat stuffed inside of a piece of salmon rolled into a little crab cake. Such a wonderful taste when you bite into both at the same time.
P.S. I just discovered your blog and I love it. I made the Green Pepper Steak last week and it was yummy. Can’t wait to try this one.
Blackened Salmon Salad!
Carole, if you Google chicken fried halibut, you’ll come up with various recipes, one or more of which might be the one for which you are yearning – good luck with the search.
I love fresh Alaskan salmon cooked with lemon, butter, and garlic on a wood plank on the grill! So amazing.
Cioppino is the best! A melange with lots of room for creativity.
SHRIMP!!!
I LOVE salmon. I like to roast it at home with just a little olive oil/salt/pepper. If you have a Longhorn restaurant in your area…their salmon is THE best EVER! I love shrimp fixed anyway but I especially like shrimp cocktail with extra hot horseradish cocktail sauce. Please bring me a lobster and LOTS of buttah! 😉
Shrimp….any way you fix it is my favorite….
Love all seafood – especially sushi and crab cakes – oh and lobster rolls and shrimp – and anything sustainable!
We love seafood!! Crab cakes, shrimp, salmon, tilapia. All of it! We make tilapia with a Parmesan spread on top that everyone in the family loves! Even our young daughters ask for more fish : )
I adore seafood!! My favorite is a medley of shrimp, scallops, and mussles floating in a spicy tomato sauce with thick strands of pasta.