Salmon Baked in Foil with Broccoli and Pesto

Here's a very healthy dish that takes about 20 minutes to make. I am not a huge broccoli fan but I have to say it goes extremely well with salmon prepared this way. Have just this - it's quite filling - or add a salad. If you want carbs with it, go for a baked potato or brown rice. Trust me, though, this is enough by itself. This is my wife Cindy's adaptation of a Jamie Oliver recipe. The Oliver version uses green beans but I suspect you can use just about any vegetable you'd like.

Ingredients

2 handfuls of cut up broccoli

2 lemons 

2 (7-8 oz) chunky salmon fillets, skin on

2 heaped tbsp of green pesto - store bought is fine! 

2 tsp olive oil

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

1. Preheat your oven to 400. Trim and cut up the broccoli. Halve both the lemons.
2. Pull out a sheet of aluminum foil about a yard long and fold in half to create a double layer. Place a handful of broccoli in the middle to create a bed for the salmon. 
3. Lay a salmon filet, skin side down, across the broccoli and spoon over a heaping tablespoon of green pesto.
4. Drizzle with 1 tbsp of olive oil, squeeze juice from one of the lemons over the fillet, and season to taste with sea salt and pepper.
5. Pull the aluminum foil edges together and scrunch them to seal the parcel. 
6. Repeat these steps to make the second parcel. (This recipe serves two. Do the math to feed more.)
7. Put both parcels on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it stand for one minute before carefully unsealing one of the parcels and testing for doneness. Bake a few minutes more if needed.

Bon appétit!