Dinner

Salmon with Asian Pesto, Roasted Butternut Squash & Asparagus Salad

Prep 20 mins
Total 35 mins

Easy
Serves 2

As seen on our TV adverts, this delicious salmon dish is packed full of flavour

Compatible with

Contains Fish
Contains Tree Nuts

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2 (approx. 175g) salmon fillets

For the pesto

1-2 garlic cloves
1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
40g roasted peanuts
50g coriander, stemmed
25g mint leaves, stemmed
25g Thai basil, stemmed
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1.5 tbsp fish sauce
5 tbsp grapeseed oil
1 tbsp caster sugar

For the butternut squash

400g butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1.5cm half moon slices
100g asparagus tips, blanched 1 minute in boiling water
1 tbsp grapeseed oil
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
1/2 tsp Aleppo chilli powder
1 tsp dried coriander
Salt and pepper

To serve

1 Heart of Romaine lettuce, washed, picked and left whole
1/2 pack ready made quinoa
1 spring onion, sliced thinly
1 lime, cut into wedges to garnish

2 (approx. 6.13oz) salmon fillets

For the pesto

1-2 garlic cloves
1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
1.4oz roasted peanuts
1.75oz coriander, stemmed
0.88oz mint leaves, stemmed
0.88oz Thai basil, stemmed
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1.5 tbsp fish sauce
5 tbsp grapeseed oil
1 tbsp caster sugar

For the butternut squash

14oz butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1.5cm half moon slices
3.5oz asparagus tips, blanched 1 minute in boiling water
1 tbsp grapeseed oil
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
1/2 tsp Aleppo chilli powder
1 tsp dried coriander
Salt and pepper

To serve

1 Heart of Romaine lettuce, washed, picked and left whole
1/2 pack ready made quinoa
1 spring onion, sliced thinly
1 lime, cut into wedges to garnish

Utensils

Step 1

Place the salmon in drawer 1 of the Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer. Turn the unit on, select “1”, then the “AIR FRY” function. Set the temperature to 200, and the time to 8-12 minutes depending on the size of the fish
Step 2

Mix all the squash ingredients in a bowl except the asparagus
Step 3

Place the butternut squash mix in to drawer 2. Select “2”, then the “ROAST” function. Set the temperature to 200, and the time for 15-20 minutes
Step 4

Press “Sync” followed by “Start”
Step 5

When the butternut squash mix in drawer 2 has 4 minutes left, add the asparagus in to drawer 2
Step 6

While that’s cooking, mix together the pesto ingredients. When there’s 2 minutes remaining on the cook time, brush the top of the salmon fillets with the pesto mix
Step 7

When the time is complete, remove the salmon and vegetables from the Ninja Foodi Dual Zone Air Fryer
Step 8

Toss the remaining pesto with lettuce and quinoa. Assemble the squash, asparagus and salmon on top of salad and sprinkle with spring onions, dollops of pesto and serve with lime wedges. Serve and enjoy!