Recipe: Spinach and Pesto Salmon in a Puff Pastry

I’m incredibly picky when it comes to fish, so when I came across this recipe for spinach and pesto salmon in a puff pastry, I was curious to try it!

It’s seriously amazing and is the perfect food for entertaining because it seems fancy, but it’s SO easy! {Trust me…I don’t post recipes that aren’t simple!}

Adapted from this AllRecipes post.

INGREDIENTS

• Salmon fillet, fresh or frozen {long enough to almost fill the pastry}
• Puff pastry sheets {near the pie crusts in the frozen section}, thawed
• 1/3 cup pesto {cheapest brand is totally fine, or make your own!}
• 1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons feta crumbles {optional}

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. If needed, slice the silver skin off of the salmon {for me, this is a hubby job…freaks me out!}.

Open up the puff pastry sheet and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Place salmon inside. Season the salmon with the onion and garlic powder.

Then, add the pesto on top and spread it out {peanut butter on bread style!}.

Finally, add the fresh spinach leaves and feta, and close the puff pastry around the ingredients.

 

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the crust is starting to turn a golden brown.

Slice and  serve with a side salad. A delicious main course! If your kids enjoy flavor {I’m lucky — mine do!}, they may enjoy it as well 😀

What are your favorite recipes with salmon?