This meal is pure brain food with tons of Omega-3’s from the walnuts and the salmon. Putting spinach in the pesto will ensure everyone eats it.
Notes: If you did not prep the pesto ahead, start by bringing water to a boil for pasta and make the pesto while pasta is cooking. At the same time prep veggies and salmon and start cooking them in a separate pan.
This recipe will use half the pesto, reserve the other half for another meal.
For Vegetarians: add cauliflower in place of salmon.
Spinach Pesto, Whole wheat Pasta and Salmon
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh or frozen thawed and moisture squeezed out baby spinach
- ½ cup flat leaf parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup walnuts toasted (toasted pumpkin seeds for nut allergies)
- Juice from ½ lemon
- Kosher or sea salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 zucchini sliced thinly
- 1 pound salmon filet skinned and boned, cut into
- 2- inch chunks
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Kosher salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1/2 pound whole wheat pasta cooked according to package directions
Instructions
- Prepare pesto: Pulse spinach, evoo, garlic, walnuts and lemon juice in a food processor or blender until a thick, coarse paste, if needed add water to help process. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve half of pesto for a pesto quinoa lunch.
- Heat a large saute pan, lightly coated with evoo, over medium-high heat. Saute onion until golden and caramelized, about 8 minutes. Add zucchini and continue cooking for another 5 minutes until zucchini is lightly golden brown. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add salmon and lemon juice and continue cooking for another 3-5 minutes until salmon is medium-rare (the salmon will continue to cook while sitting). Add tomatoes and stir to combine, turn off heat, but continue to mix for 2 more minutes.
- Toss pasta with salmon mixture and half of pesto right in the pan or serve everything separate and spoon pesto over top.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Spinach Pesto, Whole wheat Pasta and Salmon
Amount per Serving
Calories
582
% Daily Value*
Fat
26.9
g
41
%
Cholesterol
70
mg
23
%
Carbohydrates
52.6
g
18
%
Sugar
5.1
g
6
%
Protein
35
g
70
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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