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Saturday, May 2, 2015

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.

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