Into a baking dish add the tomatoes,some fresh snipped basil, garlic and shallots, drizzle everything with olive oil, a little salt and pepper and roast uncovered for 15 minutes
Place salmon, skin side down on tomato-shallot mixture.
Sprinkle with a tiny bit of salt and pepper.
Roast uncovered 15 to 18 minutes depending on how thick your fish is basting it once with all those juices during the cooking time.
Place dollops of basil pesto on cooked fish when finished. (optional)
Garnish with lemon zest.
Recipe by Proud Italian Cook at https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2014/03/salmon-roasted-tomatoes-shallots.html