Crispy Salmon with Pesto Beans Recipe

Name: Crispy Salmon with Pesto Beans Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 skin-on salmon fillets, about 130g each; 400 g tin cannellini beans; 100 g cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered; 25 g preserved lemon, pips removed, roughly chopped; 2 tbsp. fresh basil basil pesto, plus extra to drizzle; 1 tbsp. vegetable oil

Cooking the cannellini beans in their own liquid makes them very creamy. You could swap the salmon for any skin-on fillets of fish.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 04 March 2025

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Needing just five ingredients and on the table in 30min, this salmon and pesto beans recipe is a midweek marvel!

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Yields:

2 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Cal/Serv:

615

Ingredients

2 skin-on salmon fillets, about 130g each
400 g tin cannellini beans
100 g cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
25 g preserved lemon, pips removed, roughly chopped
2 Tbsp. fresh basil basil pesto, plus extra to drizzle

You will also need

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Directions

1. Step 1Heat the vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan over low-medium heat. Season the salmon fillets with salt and freshly ground black pepper and fry skin-side down for 7-8min, until the skin is crisp and browned, then turn and fry for 4-5min more, or until just cooked through.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, put the beans with their liquid in a medium pan over low-medium heat and bubble for 5min until reduced and slightly thickened. Roughly mash 1/2 the beans, then gently stir in the tomatoes, preserved lemon and pesto, and cook for another min, until warmed through. Check seasoning.
3. Step 3Divide the beans between 2 plates or bowls and serve with the salmon and extra pesto drizzled over.

Per serving:

Calories: 615
Protein: 37g
Total fat: 39g
Saturates: 4g
Carbs: 23g
Total sugars: 3g
Fibre: 10g

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