Side of Salmon
Servings: 10 -12
Ingredients
- 1 side of salmon (about 14-18 inches long)
- lemon juice
Marinade:
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1½ tbsp mustard
- ½ clove garlic
- 1½ tsp honey
- 1½ tsp olive oil
Crumbs:
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ bunch fresh parsley
- ½ tsp salt
- dash black pepper
- ¼ cup almonds
- ¼ cup pistachios (or any combination of nuts totalling ½ cup)
Dressing:
- ¼ cup oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- ½ tsp vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 garlic clove
- dash black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Soak salmon in lemon juice for 10 minutes. Wash with cold water. Pat dry and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Combine all marinade ingredients. Pour over salmon.
- Combine all crumb ingredients in a food processor. Blend until just combined. Crumbs can be prepared in advance and frozen until needed. Any leftover crumbs can also be frozen and used on individual slices of salmon. Top salmon with a generous layer of crumbs.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes. After 10 minutes, place a loose piece of aluminum foil over the fish so that the crumbs don’t burn.
- Prepare the dressing. Blend all ingredients together using an immersion blender or food processor.
- Serve fish on a platter at room temperature with dressing on the side.
