Parmesan Pesto Tuna Melts

Homemade pesto is one of the best ways to enjoy a bounty of fresh basil. It's great on pasta, baked potatoes, pizza, or bread. Make it in just 15 minutes!

This pesto butter salmon uses just 8 ingredients to create a flavor-packed dish that’s full of herb flavor!What Is Pesto And Why Use It In This RecipePesto is a versatile condiment used often in Italian dishes on pasta, pizza and chicken or fish. A dollop of pesto brings recipes to life with very little effort. There are many varieties of pesto that utilize different nuts like walnuts or almonds and different herbs like parsley or even cilantro. We kept this pesto classic using fresh basil and toasted pine nuts. It’s full of heart healthy fats from olive oil and antioxidants from fresh basil and garlic.What Is Pesto Butter? The fresh pesto combines with softened butter to create what’s known as a compound butter. This marries the rich, nutty butter with the herby pesto. It is then chilled until firm before slicing. This pesto butter can be used in other recipes like melted into freshly cooked pasta, spread onto toasted crusty bread or even added to your morning eggs. Once the pesto butter is finished, salmon portions are baked until golden brown before being topped with a slice of pesto butter. The pesto butter will melt in a couple minutes adding a rich layer of herby, saucy goodness over salmon.Learn About Our SalmonHere at Sizzlefish, our Atlantic salmon is raised in the remote waters off the Faroe Islands, located between Iceland, Norway and Scotland. This salmon species is raised without the use of antibiotics. The flavor is mild and flaky.

I love this easy pesto ricotta pasta! You can have a delicious meal ready in under 15 minutes with simple, fresh, and easy-to-find ingredients.

Chicken Tortellini smothered with basil pesto and served with lots of veggies. Mediterranean style dinner packed with colorful vegetables: red and yellow grape tomatoes, asparagus, and sun-dried tomatoes.  

Pesto is a mouthful of bright summer — basil made more so. You can buy it in a jar or in the refrigerator section of your grocery store, but there is nothing better than making it yourself. Fresh basil can be found in abundance at farmers’ markets in the summer. Just clean, take the stems off and throw the leaves in a food processor with nuts and garlic. Dribble in the oil and you’ve got a versatile sauce for pasta, chicken or fish.

Pesto lasagna forgoes the meat and red sauce for pesto, homemade bechamel and spinach. The recipe is new and exciting but just as cozy as traditional lasagna.

Marinating chicken breasts in pesto before grilling them results in moist, flavorful chicken. This recipe also yields a big batch of arugula pesto, which leaves you with extra to serve on the side. (You could also add a touch of mayonnaise to any remaining pesto, then slather it on some grilled bread to make a chicken sandwich.) While classic pesto is traditionally made with pine nuts and basil, arugula adds a pepperiness that pops when the marinated chicken is grilled. The addition of fresh lemon juice balances out arugula’s bold, bitter notes while also tenderizing the chicken. Though pine nuts are traditional, walnuts are significantly cheaper — and add earthy flavor without overpowering the arugula or Parmesan. This pesto will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months. Serve the grilled chicken alongside chopped salad, coleslaw or grilled zucchini. 

Pesto Butter Salmon is one of the quickest and easiest recipes out there. It cooks in no time and has so much flavor. It is terrific with a number of different side dishes, and it is easily doubled to serve for a dinner party!