Description
Pesto Salmon and Veggies oven bake on a sheet pan for a nutrient packed dinner, that's ready in under 25 minutes! Plus, we're only using one cookie sheet for easy clean up. Get ready for big flavor with little effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 zucchini, stems removed, quartered and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 yellow squash, stems removed, quartered and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 bell pepper, seeds and stems removed and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 bundle of thin asparagus, *the thicker ones won't cook fully
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1.5 lbs of salmon, *I used Sockeye, but Atlantic or Coho are good choices too
- 4 tablespoons store-bought pesto
- 1 lemon, cut into thin slices
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice off the bottom 1-2 inches of the asparagus stalks and discard. Cut the remaining asparagus into 2 inch pieces.
- Grab a full sized sheet pan. Note: A regular cookie sheet may be too small to fit everything, but you can use two of them if needed. Add the squash, zucchini, bell pepper and asparagus to one half of the sheet pan. Pour olive oil over the veggies and sprinkle on salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
- Place the salmon on the other half of the cookie sheet, skin side down. Spread 2 tablespoons of pesto sauce over each Salmon filet.
- Top with lemon slices. Bake until the internal temperature of the fish reaches 145 degrees (12-20 minutes) *see notes below about temperature and doneness.
- Tent the sheet pan with foil and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy! I use a spatula to cut into serving sizes and the skin should stick right to the pan and pull easily away from the fish.
Equipment
Notes
- Buy the thin asparagus or they won't cook fully, unless you bake them first and add the salmon after.
- If you want the vegetables more roasted, place them in the oven first without the salmon for about 10-15 minutes then add salmon onto cookie sheet and put back into the oven.
- Rely on temperature over time for baking salmon. The USDA recommends salmon to be cooked at 145 degrees for safety reasons; although, many people prefer it closer to 125-130 degrees.
- Watch out for fine pin bones when eating. I usually find one or two in the filet after baking. If you have smaller kids, cut their piece into small pieces before giving it to them and make sure there aren't any.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian