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Pecan Crusted Salmon Recipe

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This Pecan Crusted Salmon recipe delivers tender, flavorful salmon filets topped with a crunchy, savory pecan and Parmesan crust, baked to perfection in just 35 minutes.

Ingredients

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Ingredients

  • 4 skin on salmon filets 6-8 oz. each
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon – zest only
  • 1 tbsp fresh minced Parsley
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 2/3 cup crushed pecans
  • salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent salmon skin from sticking.
  2. Prepare pecans and cheese. Pulse pecans in a blender until they look like coarse crumbles but not until it looks like dust. Grate Parmesan cheese off the block if needed.
  3. Make mayo mixture. In one small bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon zest, minced parsley, and some salt and pepper. Mix well.
  4. Make pecan-parmesan mixture. In another bowl, that is wide and shallow, combine pecans, grated Parmesan cheese, and some salt and pepper.
  5. Prepare salmon skin. Pat salmon filets dry with a paper towel and rub the skin with some oil.
  6. Season salmon and apply mayo mixture. Season salmon with a little salt and rub the filets with mayo mixture on three sides but not on the bottom.
  7. Crust salmon. Dip each mayo coated salmon filet into the pecan and Parmesan mixture on three sides, patting it down to crust it evenly.
  8. Bake salmon. Place crusted salmon onto the baking sheet, skin down, and bake for 18-22 minutes. (Note that the size of salmon will affect the exact baking time, small and thin filets can take as little as 15 minutes and larger, thicker ones can take up to 25 minutes.)

Notes

  • Note that the size of salmon will affect baking time: smaller/thinner filets need less time, larger/thicker ones need more.

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