
How To Make Air Fryer Fish Fillet with Pesto Sauce
This flaky fish fillet is made healthier by being air fried with olive oil, then drizzled with a homemade pesto sauce, for a flavorful meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2white fish fillets
- 1tbspolive oil
- salt and pepper,to taste
For Pesto Sauce:
- 1bunchfresh basil
- 2garlic cloves
- 1tbsppine nuts
- 1tbspParmesan cheese,grated
- 1cupextra virgin olive oil
Instructions
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Heat the air fryer to 360 degrees F.
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Brush the fish fillets with the oil and season with pepper and salt.
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Place in the cooking basket of the air fryer and slide the basket into the air fryer. Set the timer for 8 minutes.
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Pick the basil leaves and place them with the garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, and extra-virgin olive oil in a food processor or pestle and mortar. Pulse or grind the mixture until it turns into a sauce. Add some salt to taste.
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Place the fish fillets on a serving plate and serve them drizzled with the pesto sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Ā 1184.59kcal
- Fat:Ā 121.01g
- Saturated Fat:Ā 17.52g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Ā 85.47g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Ā 14.07g
- Carbohydrates:Ā 2.87g
- Fiber:Ā 0.82g
- Sugar:Ā 0.30g
- Protein:Ā 26.59g
- Cholesterol:Ā 61.16mg
- Sodium:Ā 624.20mg
- Calcium:Ā 121.99mg
- Potassium:Ā 477.48mg
- Iron:Ā 2.49mg
- Vitamin A: 75.88µg
- Vitamin C:Ā 5.47mg
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