I love pesto sauces with salmon. Since we eat gluten-free and dairy-free it can be hard to find great a great pesto. Here my Daughter in law shares her recipe for Roasted Salmon with Cilantro Pesto!
You need to remember we live in Alaska and catch an abundance of fresh wild salmon ourselves. So you will find lots of fish recipes on my site. I hope you enjoy them. Fish is a very healthy alternative to meats.
Roasted Salmon with Cilantro Pesto Recipe
(recipe modified from big oven)
Roasted Salmon with Cilantro Pesto Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp garlic minced
- 1 cup cilantro loosely packed
- 5 Tbsp olive oil
- Juice of one lime
- Salt
- 2 lb salmon fillet skin on
- ½ can diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place the garlic, cilantro, 2 Tbsp of the olive oil, the lime juice, salt and pepper in a blender or food processor.
- Process until creamy.
- Brush a baking pan or sheet with the remaining oil and place the salmon in it.
- Spread the cilantro mixture on the salmon, scatter the tomatoes over it, and sprinkle with a little more salt and pepper.
- Bake, uncovered, until the salmon is done, 12-15 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
This recipe is provided by Becky Fowler who also cooks dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free, nut-free for her son. Becky has 2 small children and loves to sew and crochet in her spare time.

I love salmon. This recipe is going to be made very soon.
my fiancé would love this! he really likes salmon
I’m on a big salmon kick these days! I’ll have to try it this way! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up with us over at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again this Friday! Feel free to bring a friend or two 🙂
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I’m always looking for new ways to cook salmon…looks delicious!
GF is not a niche where I specialize but I don’t think many people understand that it’s not that restrictive. I love my pestos too but I normally prepare the traditional Genovese version. I’ll definitely have to attempt this dish.
O my god thats look awesome yummy thank you so much sharing the receip
I will definitely try this recipe! Looks delish! Pinned – https://www.pinterest.com/pin/544091198708257713/
I love eating salmon and this pesto would be great on it. Thanks for the recipe.
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I love pesto and salmon, unfortunately I’m the only one in the family who will eat it.
This looks delicious and I love salmon. Thank you for sharing this recipe post.
Salmon is my favorite, and this recipe looks amazing!
Pesto’s and sauces are a must with fish! Thanks sklocinski!
This looks so yummy. I will have to try this one for me since my honey doesn’t like salmon. But I do!! 🙂
I love salmon! Will try this dish, thanks for sharing.
So simple and so delicious. Awesome recipe! The presentation looks amazing.
This sounds like a fantastic dish. I love fixing salmon for dinner, but I had never thought about using cilantro pesto. Thank you for the recipe!
Your welcome Debbie Warila! Living in Alaska we use lots of wild salmon!
Oh my, that looks yummy. I will have to make it this weekend.