Baked Salmon Fillet With Walnut Sauce Recipes

WALNUT-CRUSTED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Place salmon on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Mix mustard and honey; brush over salmon. Place bread in a food processor; pulse until coarse crumbs form. Transfer to a small bowl. Stir in walnuts, oil and thyme; press onto salmon., Bake 12-15 minutes or until topping is lightly browned and fish just begins to flake easily with a fork.

BAKED SALMON IN FOIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine 1/2 cup olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, brown sugar, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
• Place a large piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil. Place salmon in the middle of the foil, skin-side down. Drizzle with olive oil mixture. Fold up the edges of the foil over the salmon to create a packet, making sure to seal the edges.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes. If your salmon fillet is very thick, it can take longer. Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices.

CRUNCHY WALNUT CRUSTED SALMON FILETS

Steps:

• Place walnuts in food processor; coarsely chop. Add bread crumbs, lemon rind, olive oil and dill; pulse until crumbly. Mixture should stick together. Season; set aside.
• Arrange salmon fillets skin side down on parchment paper lined baking sheets. Brush tops with mustard.
• Spoon 1/3 cup of walnut crumb mixture over each fillet; gently press the crumb mixture into the surface of the fish. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
• Bake at 350 degrees F 15 to 20 minutes, or until salmon flakes with a fork. Just before serving, sprinkle each with 1 tsp lemon juice.

WALNUT-CRUSTED GINGER SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard, ginger and salt until blended. Brush over fillets; sprinkle with walnuts., Transfer to a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 12-15 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork.

HONEY AND WALNUT CRUSTED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 and spray a lined baking sheet with nonstick spray and place fillets skin side down.
• Season salmon with salt & pepper.
• Stir together honey and mustard and spoon over tops and sides of fillets.
• sprinkle with walnuts and bake 10-15 until salmon is cooked to your liking.

BAKED SALMON FILLET WITH WALNUT SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place salmon in an oiled baking dish. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a skillet and add onions. Turn the heat to low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions become soft and pasty (do not brown). Add bell pepper and cook until soft. Stir in paprika and tomato paste and remove from the heat. Briefly toast walnuts, being careful not to burn. Let cool briefly, then add walnuts, salt, pepper and sour cream to onions and bell peppers. Mix well. Spread sauce thickly over the salmon. Drizzle with lemon juice. Bake salmon for about 10 minutes per inch of thickness of fish and sauce (about 15 minutes). Serve with lemon wedges. Makes 6 servings. Tip: This recipe goes wonderfully with an Alsatian Riesling.