Roast Salmon with a Basil and Sweet Pepper Sauce

Ingredients

Serves 4

•     2 roasted red bell peppers

•     1/3 cup olive oil

•     4 salmon fillets, about 6 ounces each, scaled but not skinned

•     2 tablespoons vegetable oil

•     2 tablespoons shredded fresh basil leaves

Directions

1.     Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

2.     Puree the peppers in a food processor, and slowly add the olive oil.

3. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.

4.  Pour the mixture into a small saucepan, and gently heat the sauce on low.

5.     Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a roasting pan over high heat.

6. Season the salmon with salt and pepper, and place it in the pan, skin-side up.

7. Bake for 2 minutes. Then turn and bake for about 6 minutes, or until the salmon is cooked through.

8.     Just before serving, add the basil to the sauce.

9.  Plate the salmon, and spoon the sauce over it.

10. Serve immediately.