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Salmon Fillet with Mozzarella Pesto Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 2 Prep  10 mins Cooking 15 mins Easy  
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Ingredients

2 salmon fillets
4 tbsp pesto
125g ball of mozzarella
Cup of wholemeal couscous
1 lemon both zest & juice





 
For the tomato salad
1 beef tomatoes
2 slices of lemon
Extra virgin olive oil
Basil leaves  

For the pesto:
20g basil leaves
13g toasted pine nuts
13g grated parmesan
2 tbsp olive oil

Adapted from Jamie Oliver

  1. First make the pesto. Blitz all ingredients except the parmesan, which you add at the end, or use shop bought pesto

  2. Make a little cut crossways inside the salmon fillets, put in some pesto, drizzle over some olive oil, salt & pepper.

  3. Take a couple of slices of mozzarella and stuff them into the hole, put a little pesto on top.

  4. Take the salmon fillets, put on a tray in the oven at 200C, for about 10- 15mins until the salmon is cooked and the mozzarella has melted.

  5. Fill up ¾ of a mug with couscous, leaving a little room at the top. Top with boiling water from the kettle and add a slice of lemon, a pinch of salt and a couple of basil leaves. Leave for 5-10 mins, covered to keep the steam in.

  6. Thinly slice the tomatoes, add the lemon slices, season with salt, olive oil & a few basil leaves, shake it around a little and leave it macerating.

  7. When ready to serve, pull out the lemon slice& basil leaves.

  8. To serve, put the couscous onto plate, put the tomato salad on top & serve with the cooked salmon and a few fresh basil leaves on top.

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