The perfect date night in treat. Two Ora King Salmon fillets topped with nutty and fresh basil pesto sauce made with Pariani Italian Walnuts for extra texture and flavor and topped with toasted Italian Pine Nuts and lemon zest. Impress your date and cook this meal with exquisite ingredients and detailed step-by-step instructions from Four Star Seafood. See ingredients for everything included in this kit.
Ingredients:
- Two 6oz fillets of sushi-grade, skin-on Ora King Salmon fillets
- 4 oz of pre-made Pariani Walnut Basil Pesto sauce (Contains: Pariani Walnuts, Organic Basil, EVOO, Parmesan, Sea Salt, and Pepper.)
- 2 tablespoons of authentic Italian Parinai Pine Nuts.
-1 whole lemon for zesting and spritzing
- Instruction card to guide you through this recipe step-by-step, along with tips and tricks from Four Star's Michelin-star chefs to show you just how fun (and easy) it can be to prepare restaurant quality seafood at home!
This product will be delivered frozen. In order to maintain quality we never thaw and refreeze frozen items. All frozen products are produced days before delivery, not months. By selling frozen items, our vendors are able to produce on their own schedule, reduce food waste, and overall lead to a better experience for you since you can store and enjoy these products for longer!
- Toast pine nuts:
- Heat a dry pan over medium heat (recommend a non-stick or cast-iron pan if you have one).
- Drop pine nuts into the warmed pan, shaking frequently. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until you see the pine nuts turn a toasted brown and fragrant. Remove pine nuts from pan to cutting board. Roughly chop after they have cooled, set aside.
- Cook your Ora King salmon fillets:
- Set the fillets out for roughly 5-10 minutes, allowing the portions to come to room temperature, which promotes even cooking. Pat fillets dry on all sides with a paper towel.
- Season all sides with sea salt and cracked pepper.
- In same pan used for pine nuts, heat cooking oil on medium high heat. Or swap butter for the oil (chef-secret ingredient).
- When oil is warmed and starts to shimmer, lay salmon into pan away from yourself, skin side down. Let cook on skin side without moving for about 5-7 minutes, or until you see the pink cooked salmon about 1/4 up the thickest part of the fillet.
- Flip the salmon and cook the second side for at least 30 seconds (up to 2.5 minutes for very well-done fillets), or until the fish is lightly browned and you can still see a small line of dark pink along the inside of the fish. This will form a nice tasty crust.
- Remove fillets and let rest for 3-5 minutes before serving/plating.
- Plate your fish:
- Warm pesto sauce using the microwave or on the stove in a saucepan. Generously spread pesto on top of each fillet to your liking. There will be extra leftover for another meal!
- Sprinkle toasted pine nuts on top.
- Finally, zest lemon on top for freshness/acidity. Add a lemon wedge or two on the side for added color and spritzing to taste. Serve with your side dish(s) of choice. Enjoy!
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This product will be delivered frozen. In order to maintain quality we never thaw and refreeze frozen items. All frozen products are produced days before delivery, not months. By selling frozen items, our vendors are able to produce on their own schedule, reduce food waste, and overall lead to a better experience for you since you can store and enjoy these products for longer!
