Keto Salmon with Pesto and Spinach

On the table in: 25 minutes
Serves: 4
Origin: Italian

Ingredients:

  • 700 g salmon
  • 240 ml mayonnaise or sour cream
  • 1 tbsp green pesto or red pesto
  • 60 g grated Parmesan cheese
  • 450 g fresh spinach
  • 30 g butter or olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Nutritional Information

Per serving: 902 calories; 3g carbohydrates; 45g protein; 78g fat; 3g fibre

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  2. Grease a baking dish with half of the butter or oil. Salt and pepper the salmon fillets and place them in the prepared baking dish, skin-side down.
  3. Mix mayonnaise, pesto and Parmesan cheese and spread over the salmon.
  4. Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until the salmon is done and flakes easily with a fork.
  5. Meanwhile, sauté the spinach in remaining butter or oil until it’s wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  6. Serve immediately with the oven-baked salmon.

Chef’s suggestions:

  • Dairy free? No problem! For a dairy-free dish, skip the parmesan and sour cream, and fry the spinach in olive oil instead of butter. Also, remember that green pesto usually contains parmesan, so reach for some red pesto instead.

We would like to acknowledge that this recipe was sourced from Diet Doctor on 25 February 2019.

Recipe by Anne Aobadia. Photo by Emma Shevtzoff.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-salmon-pesto-spinach