Salmon with Pistachio Pesto

Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Tender salmon fillets simmered in a luxurious pistachio cream sauce made from Absolutely Nuts Unroasted 100% Pistachio Paste, butter, brandy, and fresh cream. Elegant, rich, and ready in under 30 minutes.

Ingredients

• 600 g salmon (4 fillets)

• 1 small fresh onion (spring onion or shallot), finely chopped

• 70 g butter

• Splash of brandy

• 100 g Absolutely Nuts Unroasted 100% Pistachio Paste
  
  

• 200 g fresh cream
  

• Parsley, chopped, to taste

• extra virgin olive oil

• Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Prepare the pistachio pesto.
   In a small bowl, mix the Absolutely Nuts Unroasted 100% Pistachio Paste with olive oil, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy.
   Set aside.

2. Portion the salmon.
   Cut the salmon into four even fillets if not pre-cut. Pat dry and season lightly with salt.

3. Sauté the onion.
   Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat.
   Add the chopped fresh onion and sauté gently until soft and fragrant, about 2–3 minutes.

4. Sear the salmon.
   Add the salmon fillets to the pan and cook for 1–2 minutes per side, just until lightly golden.

5. Deglaze with brandy.
   Add a splash of brandy and let it bubble until almost fully evaporated.

6. Make the creamy pistachio sauce.
   Reduce the heat to medium-low.
   Add the pistachio pesto, fresh cream, a pinch of salt, and chopped parsley.
   Stir gently to coat the salmon.

7. Simmer.
   Let the salmon cook in the sauce for 5–7 minutes, allowing the cream to thicken and the flavors to meld.

8. Serve.
   Plate the salmon and spoon the rich pistachio cream sauce generously over the top.
   Finish with a sprinkle of parsley.