Baked Salmon with Crusted Pistachio
It's easy to impress your loved ones with this dish. A tangy honey lemon mustard sauce coats the salmon, giving this dish a really unique zesty and sweet flavour, getting rid of that fishy smell. Best of all, no oil is needed to cook this dish!
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 250 g salmon fillet bones removed
- ¾ cup pistachio nuts de-shelled and chop into small pieces
- 2 tbsp panko bread crumbs
- ½ slice lemon juiced
- ¼ tsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp dijon or course grain mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 handful baby spinach or any salad of choice
- 5 cherry tomatoes sliced in halves
- 1 lemon slice
Instructions
Prepare condiments and pistachio mixture
- In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, lemon zest, mustard and honey. Mix well and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine chopped pistachio, panko and olive oil. Mix well and set aside.
Pan sear the salmon
- Heat up a frying pan over stove. Place the salmon skin side down, cook for 3 minutes over high heat to brown the skin.
- Remove from flame. Spread a layer of condiment mixture, follow by the chopped pistachio mixture. Press to adhere.
Bake salmon in oven
- Preheat the oven at 190 degrees for 10 mins.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and bake it for 8 – 10 mins, depending on the size of the salmon fillet.
Plate and ready to serve
- On a plate, lay the salmon fillet on it. Plate it with the salad and lemon slice and ready to serve.