Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil

Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil.

You can cook Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil

1. Prepare 2 of skinless salmon fillets.
2. Prepare 1/2 bunch of asparagus, tough ends trimmed.
3. It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
4. Prepare 1 clove of garlic, minced.
5. It's of salt.
6. You need of pepper.
7. You need 1/2 of lemon thinly sliced.
8. You need 2 tbsp of fresh dill, chopped.
9. You need 2 tbsp of pesto.

Pesto Salmon and Asparagus in Foil step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400°F..
2. Cut two sheets of aluminum foil about 14-inch long. Divide asparagus into 2 equal portions (about 8 spears per foil packet) and layer in centre of each length of foil..
3. In a small bowl stir together oil with garlic. Cover the asparagus with half of the oil mixture, then sprinkle with salt and pepper..
4. Season each salmon fillet with salt and pepper. Layer fillets over asparagus.
5. Drizzle top of each salmon fillet with the remaining olive oil mixture. The cover with pesto..
6. Top each with about 2 sprigs dill and 2 lemon slices..
7. Wrap sides of foil inward over salmon then fold in top and bottom of foil to enclose..
8. Place foil pouches in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until salmon is cooked through, about 25 minutes..
9. Unwrap and serve warm with boiled potatoes if you like potatoes..