{"id":35174,"date":"2025-02-27T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T21:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/?p=35174"},"modified":"2025-02-27T12:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T23:37:55","slug":"baked-pesto-crumbed-salmon-with-zesty-yoghurt-and-capsicum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2025\/02\/27\/baked-pesto-crumbed-salmon-with-zesty-yoghurt-and-capsicum\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Pesto Crumbed Salmon with Roasted Capsicum and Zesty Yoghurt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Baked Pesto Crumbed Salmon with Roasted Capsicum & Zesty Yoghurt<\/h2>\n
This flavour packed dish combines tender salmon with a crunchy, aromatic pesto breadcrumb topping. Roasted capsicum adds a rich smoky flavour, while the zesty yoghurt provides a refreshing contrast.<\/span><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Servings <\/span>2<\/span><\/div>\n
Prep Time <\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Ingredients<\/h3>

Roasted Capsicum<\/h4>
  • 1 1\/2<\/span> capsicum<\/span> cut into wedges<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/span> tsp<\/span> olive oil ^<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tbsp<\/span> balsamic vinegar<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    Salmon<\/h4>
    • 2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> wholemeal breadcrumbs<\/span><\/li>
    • 2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> basil pesto<\/span><\/li>
    • 300<\/span> g<\/span> salmon fillet<\/span> cut into 2 pieces<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

      Lemon Yoghurt<\/h4>
      • 1\/2<\/span> lemon<\/span> zested and juiced<\/span><\/li>
      • 50<\/span> g<\/span> yoghurt<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

        To Serve<\/h4>
        • 1<\/span> spring onion<\/span> thinly sliced<\/span><\/li>
        • 50<\/span> g<\/span> mesclun<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

          Pantry Staple ^<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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          Instructions<\/h3>
          • Preheat oven to 220\u00b0C (or 200\u00b0C fan bake).<\/div><\/li>
          • Cut capsicum into wedges and toss on a lined oven tray with olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar and oil and cook on upper oven rack for 15-20 minutes, until tender. <\/span><\/div><\/li>
          • In a bowl, mix together breadcrumbs and basil pesto. Place salmon fillets on a second lined oven tray flesh side up. Season with salt and top with pesto breadcrumb. Cook salmon on lower oven rack below veggies for 6-8 minutes or until cooked to your liking.<\/div><\/li>
          • Zest and juice lemon into a small bowl, add yoghurt and mix to combine. Thinly slice spring onion.<\/div><\/li>
          • Divide a bed of mesclun between plates and top with roasted veggies. Drizzle over lemon yoghurt and top with salmon. Garnish with spring onion<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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            <\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories: <\/span>609<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":35232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2361,2353,2377,2378,2374],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fresh-start","category-blog","category-freshstart","category-healthy","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35174"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35277,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35174\/revisions\/35277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}