Donna's Salmon Poached in Wine & Butter Sauce with Macadamia Nut Pesto

Dear Friends, after traveling for 2 days in the car with our beloved Yellow Labrador Retriever, Boomer, we arrived back home late Sunday evening to an empty refrigerator.  Only picking up essentials at the grocery store, I pondered what to make for dinner tonight with the few items I had on hand:  A beautiful salmon fillet, a new basil plant, Parmesan cheese, a jar of macadamia nuts, butter and wine.  The result is fish gently cooked in a luscious sauce with a macadamia nut variation of traditional pesto topping!  I hope you enjoy trying this dish!  Best, Donna:

Donna's Salmon Poached in Wine & Butter Sauce with Macadamia Nut Pesto

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound salmon fillet

½ cup (one stick) unsalted butter

1 1/4 cups Sauvignon blanc or other white wine

Salt and pepper to taste

3 Tablespoons basil leaves, shredded

3 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded

3 Tablespoons Macademia nuts, coarsely crushed

2 teaspoons garlic, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil

Salt to taste, about 2 - 3 grinds 

Method:
Preheat oven to 400° F.  Cover 9 x 13" pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking oil.  Place salmon fillet in pan.

Melt butter in microwave for about 30 seconds to one minute.  And wine to melted butter and pour over salmon in pan.  Season with salt and pepper.

Mix together remaining ingredients for pesto and place on top of salmon.

Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, depending upon thickness of salmon, until done.

Serve fish with extra Wine & Butter Sauce from the pan, and on top of basmati rice if serving as a side dish.

Serves 2.

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