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Salmon with Puff Pastry and Pesto

Looking for fancy food made really easy? Look no farther. For this suave little number the pesto is purchased and the puff pastry is from the freezer. You will be amazed at what a spectacular dish you can make in about fifteen minutes with just five ingredients.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
2 (10- to 12-ounce) center-cut salmon fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup purchased pesto
2 tomatoes, sliced

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

    Step 2

    Unfold the puff pastry sheet on a cutting board and use a sharp paring knife to cut 4 4 1/2-inch squares. Prick each square all over with the tines of a fork. Arrange the pastry squares on one end of the baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Cut the salmon fillets in half crosswise to make 4 pieces about 3 inches square. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and arrange them on the other end of the sheet. Sprinkle each piece of salmon with 1 tablespoon of the sliced almonds. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and golden brown and the salmon is firm.

  2. To Serve

    Step 3

    Place a piece of puff pastry on each plate. Top the pastry with 1 tablespoon of the pesto. Arrange 2 slices of tomato over the pesto and top with the salmon. Serve immediately.

Reprinted with permission from Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis. Copyright © 2008 by Giada De Laurentiis. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Food Network's Everyday Italian and Behind the Bash. She attended the Cordon Bleu in Paris, and then worked in a variety of Los Angeles restaurants, including Wolfgang Puck's Spago, before starting her own catering and private-chef company, GDL Foods. The granddaughter of movie producer Dino De Laurentiis, Giada was born in Rome and grew up in Los Angeles, where she now lives.
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