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Grilled Salmon with Creamy Pesto Sauce
This is an easy weeknight salmon recipe that is brimming with flavor! Salmon fillets are cooked over a hot grill for a nice light char, then they're covered with an easy cream cheese based pesto sauce. So good!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat a grill over medium-high heat to about 425 degrees F. Brush both sides of salmon with olive oil (about 1 Tbsp total) and season both sides with salt and pepper.
Olive oil, (for brushing salmon and grill)
2
Brush grill grates with oil and grill salmon about ⏱️ 3 minutes per side or to desired doneness (if using skin-on salmon grill skin side up first).
3
While salmon is grilling, heat cream cheese with milk in a saucepan set over medium heat, stirring constantly until melted, about ⏱️ 1 - 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pesto.
4
Serve salmon warm with creamy pesto sauce. Spoon about 1 tsp pesto over creamy pesto sauce for added color and flavor.
Nutrition Facts
calories
467 kcal
fat Content
27 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
278 mg
protein Content
36 g
cholesterol Content
126 mg
carbohydrate Content
2 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
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