Pesto Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner

Here's a weeknight meal that can be thrown together with little effort, but this pesto salmon sheet pan dinner also is no slouch when it comes to being healthy! The secret? It's made with homemade basil and spinach pesto!

Ingreadient

• 1 pound salmon (skin and bones removed)
• 1 pound zucchini and/or yellow summer squash ((2 small) cut into 1″ pieces)
• 1/2 pound cherry tomatoes
• 1 cup spinach leaves
• 1 cup basil leaves (fresh)
• 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated )
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed or minced)
• 4 servings wild rice (optional, prepared according to package directions)

Step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. On a sheet pan, arrange the salmon in the middle with the cut veggies and cherry tomatoes in a circle around it. Set aside.
3. In a food processor combine the spinach, basil, Parmesan, pine nuts, olive oil and garlic. Blend until smooth. Spread the pesto on top of the salmon and spoon the remainder on top of the veggies.
4. Bake until the salmon is done (no longer dark pink in the middle) and the zucchini/squash can easily be pierced with a fork, about 18 to 20 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy. We had ours with wild rice on the side.