Salmon With A Pine Nut Crust

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, fresh
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 4 salmon fillets or 4 steaks
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon shallot, minced fine
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup cold butter
• 1 teaspoon minced dill (fresh)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f (170c).
• 2 spread the breadcrumbs and pine nuts in a baking dish and bake for 10 minutes. (chopped almonds may be used in place of the pine nuts.).
• 3 wash the salmon fillets.
• 4 pat dry, and brush with the dijon mustard.
• 5 sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the salmon steaks, pressing to adhere to the fish.
• 6 heat the oil, butter and shallot in oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat.
• 7 add salmon, crumb-side down and cook until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 8 turn fish over.
• 9 transfer skillet to oven.
• 10 bake 8 to 10 minutes more, until cooked.
• 11 for the sauce: reduce the lemon juice in a saucepan to 1 teaspoon.
• 12 add the heavy cream and boil until slightly thickened.
• 13 whisk in the butter until smooth. add the fresh dill.
• 14 season to taste with salt and pepper.