Seared Salmon Over 50/50 Spaghetti With Arugula And Walnut Pesto

You know when you have had a week of super good clean eating – and then over the weekend you ruin everything by eating burgers and mozzarella sticks? Ugh. The worst – but you also have to live you life. I find during those times of eating crap food, it is super hard for me to then turn around and start to eat really well again. 

So this is a great recipe for those in-between times. A little buffer in between burgers and super healthy dinner. It’s perfect – 50/50 spaghetti with yummy salmon thats a little crispy. Yum

Ingredients:

• arugula-walnut pesto
• 1 garlic clove
• ¼ cup raw walnuts
• 1 ⅓ heaping cups arugula
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan
• salt and pepper to taste
• 50/50 pasta
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 4 ounces cherry tomatoes
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 thyme sprigs
• 6 ounces dry spaghetti
• 2 medium zucchini, ends trimmed and peeled with a julienne peeler
• salmon
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 (4 ounce) boneless salmon fillets
• salt and pepper to taste
• garnish
• freshly grated Parmesan