{"id":8116,"date":"2023-12-02T05:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/?p=8116"},"modified":"2023-12-02T05:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T05:06:29","slug":"pesto-salmon-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/02\/pesto-salmon-3\/05\/06\/8116\/29\/appdev2098\/fish-recipes-two\/easy-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Pesto Salmon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4&nbsp;(6-ounce) salmon fillets or a large 1 \u00bd pound fillet, wild caught if possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olive oil, for brushing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt, plus more for brining<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon&nbsp;freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 tablespoons\u00a0basil pesto\u00a0(homemade preferable)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tablespoon\u00a0toasted and chopped pine nuts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few grates of lemon zest, for garnish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brine the salmon:<\/strong>\u00a0While the oven preheats, in a shallow dish stir together 4 cups room temperature water and 3 tablespoons\u00a0kosher salt\u00a0until it dissolves. Place the salmon in the water and wait for 15 minutes (this should be about the time it takes to preheat).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bake*:<\/strong>\u00a0Rub the bottom of a baking dish with olive oil. Pat each piece of salmon dry and place it on the pan. Sprinkle the salmon with \u215b teaspoon\u00a0kosher salt\u00a0for each of the 4 fillets and fresh ground pepper. Cover pan with foil and bake the salmon for 10 minutes. Then remove the foil bake again for 3 to 6 minutes, depending on thickness, until just tender and pink at the center (the internal temperature should be between 125 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit in the center). A 1-inch thick fillet should cook in about 15 minutes total.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong>&nbsp;When the salmon is done, spoon the pesto over the salmon. Sprinkle it with chopped pine nuts and if desired, a bit of lemon zest. Serve immediately. (Leftovers can be stored refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Instructions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[300],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easy-fish"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pesto-Salmon.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8118,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8116\/revisions\/8118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}