Healthy Recipes

Directions

1. Preheat oven

   Preheat oven to 350º.

2. Line baking sheet

   Line a large baking sheet with foil.

3. Season salmon

   Rub 2 tablespoons olive oil on salmon and season with lemon zest, salt, and pepper.

4. Bake salmon

   Place salmon in the oven and bake for 20–25 minutes until salmon is cooked through and easily flakes. Once salmon is cooked, let cool slightly, flake apart with a fork, and set aside.

5. Cook pasta

   Following the package instructions, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes.

6. Reserve pasta water

   Reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid and drain.

7. Blend tomatoes

   Place sun-dried tomatoes and their oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and basil in the bowl of a food processor and blend until the tomatoes are finely chopped.

8. Stir in cheese

   Transfer the tomato mixture to a large bowl and stir in the parmesan cheese.

9. Add pasta and salmon to pesto

   Add the pasta and salmon to the pesto and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten.

10. Toss in spinach

    Toss in the spinach.

11. Season and top

    Season the pasta to taste with salt and pepper, and serve. Top with additional parmesan cheese (optional).