Salmon with Pesto and Orzo

Salmon with Pesto and Orzo recipe for a delicious seafood pasta meal. Originally published in 2015, we recently made this recipe again, paired with a crisp white wine from Campania, which we share for today’s Italian Food, Wine and Travel visit to the region.

Ingredients:

For the pesto and orzo

2 cups fresh basil leaves, rinsed and tightly packed

4 cloves garlic

¾ cup extra virgin olive oil

¾ cup Pecorino or Parmesan cheese

2 tbsp pine nuts or toasted pumpkin seeds, to make the dish nut free

12 ozs orzo

1 14.5 oz can chickpeas or white beans, drained and rinsed, optional

For the salmon

12 ozs wild salmon fillet, rinsed and patted dry

1  tbsp extra virgin olive oil

 dash of salt