Take 4 ingredients: Baked salmon with pesto crust

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker, wife, mother to three young boys, and co-author of the 4 Ingredients books comes to the rescue with easy and cheap recipes.

Baked Salmon with Pesto Crust

4 salmon steaks

190g jar basil pesto

100g pecorino cheese, finely grated

1 lemon

Sear salmon steaks on each side for two minutes, skin side down first. Meanwhile combine half a jar of pesto and all the cheese. Spread this mixture over salmon steaks and squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top. Bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes.

Optional: Substitute pecorino for parmesan, use extra pesto if required.

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by Kim McCosker,

Random House, $34.99