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Baked salmon with pesto potatoes and beans

Name: Baked salmon with pesto potatoes and beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1kg chat potatoes, quartered; 4 x 220g salmon fillets; 4 thin prosciutto slices; Olive oil, to drizzle; 300g cherry tomatoes (we used vine-ripened); 350g thin green beans, topped, not tailed; 1/2 cup (130g) basil pesto

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Baked salmon with pesto potatoes and beans

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A healthy meal is quick and easy with prosciutto wrapped salmon, beans and pesto potatoes.

1kg chat potatoes, quartered
4 x 220g salmon fillets
4 thin prosciutto slices
Olive oil, to drizzle
300g cherry tomatoes (we used vine-ripened)
350g thin green beans, topped, not tailed
1/2 cup (130g) basil pesto

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes until tender. Drain.
2.

While potatoes are cooking, wrap a prosciutto slice around the middle of each salmon fillet. Place on a baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and season. Bake for 5 minutes, then add tomatoes to tray, drizzle with oil and season. Cook for a further 4 minutes or until salmon is cooked.
3.

Meanwhile, blanch the beans in boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Toss drained beans and potatoes with pesto and serve with salmon and tomatoes.