Basil Pesto Salmon In Foil Packets with Zucchini And Cherry Tomatoes

These pesto salmon fillets in foil packets combine great summer ingredients, tomatoes, zucchini and pesto, to make a sublime low carb dinner.

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0.0 min
Preheat oven to 200º.
0.5 min
Chop the tomatoes in half.
1.5 min
Roughly chop the zucchini.
2.5 min
Get a sheet of tin foil that is large enough to wrap completely over the ingredients to cover and seal in the steam.
3.0 min
Create a bed of Zucchini in the center of the foil big enough to lay the salmon on.
3.5 min
Lay the salmon atop of the zucchini.
4.0 min
Place the tomatoes around the salmon.
4.5 min
Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
5.0 min
Fold up the edges of the foil around it to create a 1 inch rim to trap the moisture inside.
5.5 min
Pour the vegetable stock into the foil around the salmon and tomatoes.
6.0 min
Using a brush or a spoon, top the salmon with the basil pesto.
6.5 min
Fold the extra foil over the top of the salmon packet and lightly crimp to create a mostly sealed package.
7.5 min
Place foil packets in oven and cook for approximately 20 minutes.
27.5 min
Carefully remove from the oven and keep covered for five minutes.
32.5 min
Open foil packets and serve.