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Pesto Crusted Chilean Sea Bass

You'll love the fresh flavors of the pesto on top of your favorite chilean sea bass! the cream asparagus risotto is a happy addition!
David Murphy
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Serving Size 7

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1 1/4 Tablespoons of of minced garlic
  • 2 Cups packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive OIl
  • 1/2 Cup of mayonnaise
  • 6 Tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
  • sea salt and pepper to taste start with a 1/4 teaspoon of each
  • 7 Pieces of Chilean Sea Bass
  • Asparagus Risotto from Trader Joe's

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 400 degree.
  • Cut the fish out of their plastic sealed wrapped compartments and lay on a cookie sheet layered with paper towels. The paper towels will help grab some extra unneeded water content from the sea bass. The place in the fridge while prepping your pesto.
  • In a blender, add pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and basil. Blend and pulse until well blended (approximately 20 -30 seconds). You don't want to over process and bruise your pesto sauce.
  • Place your pest sauce into a medium sized bowll, and add may, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
  • Pull your fish out of the fridge, and place them in a 9 x 13 pryex glass dish.
  • Cover each fish with approximately a 1/4 thick layer. Don't be stingy. Spread that yummy goodness around.
  • Place in the oven and cook for approximately 10-12 minutes, or until your pesto crust has a nice golden brown color to it. While waiting for bass to finishing cooking in the oven, make the asparagus risotto according to package directions or make your own from scratch!
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

You can aboslutely cut this recipe in half and in fourths without any issue! I had a big family dinner, and used 7 pieces of Chilean sea bass for this recipe.
You can also freeze your left over pesto in an ice cube tray, and then transfer to a freezer gallon size bag to use for later!