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🍽️ Tender steamed salmon with grilled asparagus
620 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 800 g salmon fillet
- 1 lemon
- 1 bunch basil
- 4 sprigs thyme
- coarse sea salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- olive oil (for drizzling)
- 12 stalks green asparagus
- 50 g pesto
- 5 tbsp roasted cashews
- 5 tbsp puffed amaranth
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- 2. Rinse the fish fillets under running water.
- 3. Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel.
- 4. Cut the fillets into four equal pieces.
- 5. Wash the lemon under hot water and dry it.
- 6. Slice the lemon into thin rounds.
- 7. Rinse the herbs under running water.
- 8. Shake the herbs dry.
- 9. Place each piece of fish on a separate sheet of baking paper.
- 10. Season the fish with sea salt and pepper.
- 11. Drizzle some olive oil over the fillets.
- 12. Place lemon slices on the fish.
- 13. Distribute the thyme sprigs over the fish.
- 14. Place the basil on the fish.
- 15. Make sure the fish is covered by the basil.
- 16. Fold the baking paper over the fish.
- 17. Twist the ends of the packets together.
- 18. Seal the packets tightly.
- 19. Place the packets on the middle rack.
- 20. Bake the salmon for about 12 minutes.
- 21. The fish should still be translucent in the center.
- 22. Rinse the asparagus under running water.
- 23. Cut off the woody ends of the asparagus.
- 24. Drizzle olive oil over the asparagus.
- 25. Heat a grill pan.
- 26. Grill the asparagus all around.
- 27. Grill the asparagus until it has roasted flavors.
- 28. Grill the asparagus until it is al dente.
- 29. Remove the asparagus from the pan.
- 30. Let the asparagus cool for one minute.
- 31. Marinate the asparagus with pesto.
- 32. Chop the cashew nuts coarsely.
- 33. Set aside the cashew nuts.
- 34. Take the salmon packets out of the oven.
- 35. Plate the salmon.
- 36. Add the pesto asparagus.
- 37. Sprinkle popped amaranth over the dish.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 620
- Protein: 47 g · Fett/Fat: 40 g · Carbs: 14 g