Stephan's Broiled Salmon Pesto

Serves: 4

Catharine Rutherford

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

57

Spice

48

Sweetness

51

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2

Lemons

1.5 cups

Pesto

1 cup

White Wine

Directions:

1

Lightly oil a baking pan large enough to accommodate the fish

2

Place salmon in pan skin side down

3

Run finger over flesh to make sure all bones have been removed

4

Use pliers to pull out any that remain

5

Squeeze juice of one lemon and white wine over fish

6

Marinate 15 minutes

7

Preheat broiler

8

Coat the top side of the fish with thick layer of pesto

9

It should be between an 1/8th to a 1/4 of an inch thick, and cover the surface of the fish

10

Place fish under the broiler about nine inches from heat source

11

Broil for 8 to 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until fish flakes and flesh is opaque

12

Pesto should have formed a heavily browned crust

13

Remove from the oven, and set aside for a few minutes

14

Squeeze half of second lemon over fish

15

Slice remaining lemon half into thin slices

16

Place lemon slices on individual servings, or arrange on the whole flank if serving at the table