Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Salmon Steaks With Homemade Pesto Whole Weat Pasta And Spinach

Ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat pasta
2 middle size fresh salmon stakes
1 cup fresh spinach leaves
Bunch of fresh parsley leaves
Bunch of fresh basil leaves
Handful pine nuts
2 tbsp Parmigiano or Pecorino cheese, grated
1 tbsp olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
salt&pepper
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Simple and fast dish, salmon can be substituted by another type of fish or even meat if you wish. Homemade pesto is really easy to prepare, just put chopped parsley and basil leaves along with olive oil, pine nuts, Parmigiano cheese, salt, pepper and lemon juice in a suitable plastic container and mix with immersion mixer until you get a soft compact paste. Cook the whole wheat pasta until soft and mix with the pesto. Fold some fresh spinach leaves into the pasta. Fry or bake the salmon steaks in oven seasoned with salt and pepper until cooked. Drizzle some lemon juice over the steak when done. Serve with the pasta.
Bon Appetit!

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