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.
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Salmon is my favorite, especially Coho. I have an ever-expanding selection of ways to cook it. It’s what’s for dinner tonight, and I’m looking for a way to fix it. If I had me some fresh basil and pine nuts, it would be this dish. I do like me some pesto.
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Ohhhhhh, I would be so thrilled to win this! I love seafood and could eat it every day.
My fav if I had to pick one would be Blackend Salmon. and Paella. and King Crab. oh, and seared scallops. o.k. there’s no WAY i can pick just one. 😉
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My favorite seafood are raw oysters, yummy steamed mussels in a good broth and crab cakes!
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Love salmon. Very expensive in our neck of the woods. Just told the two kids who eat it that I was going to look online for some to order, they thought I was crazy lol! This would be an amazing prize. thanks!
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This may not be exactly what you had in mind, but my favorite seafood dish is SUSHI. I could eat sushi every day, all day and never get sick of it.
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I love any kind of seafood pasta dish. My favorite is linguine with clams in a white wine sauce!
My all time favorite seafood dish, and brings back childhood memories, fresh caught trout in a Michigan lake. Then do a delicious beer batter, and deep fry it whole, delicious:-)
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I make a seafood stew with halibut, mussels, shrimp, clams and crab stewed with fresh fennel, sweet onions, white wine, crushed tomatoes, red pepper flakes and lots of fresh parsley. It’d make your MAMA weep.
Steamed or lightly pan fried shrimp dumplings with chives and vingegar are the BEST on a rainy day 🙂