Pistachio Crusted Salmon

Salmon is probably the easiest fish to prepare because of it’s high fat content. That being said, too many people overcook their salmon and serve it too dry. This recipe for Pistachio Crusted Salmon takes care of that problem. You only cook it for about 15 minutes and it comes out very moist and full of flavor. The pistachio adds a delicious nutty flavor, and the mustard gives it a nice balance of acidity. This will easily become your favorite salmon recipe. It’s great for a crowd as the prep takes less than five minutes. I also want to mention that my in-house food critic has given this two thumbs up

The ingredients

Add roasted pistachio to a food processor fitted with the S blade

Pulse until pistachios resemble this texture

Coat fish olive oil and sprinkle with salt and blackpepper

Coat with mustard

Coat with crumbs and return to oven

Serve at room temperature

Pistachio Crusted Salmon

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 17 minutes mins

Servings: 10

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 1 2-3 lb side of salmon
• 2 tablespoons of good quality dijon mustard
• Kosher salt and freshly ground blackpepper to taste
• 12 oz roasted unsalted shelled pistachio
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup olive oil plus a bit more to coat fish
• 1 teaspoon salt

Method

 

1. Using the S blade of a food processor grind pistachios into coarse crumbs
2. Mix with panko, olive oil and salt and set aside
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
4. Drizzle salmon with a little bit of olive oil and coat
5. Sprinkle kosher salt and blackpepper on the salmon
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes ( 10 for a thinner fillet and 12 for a thicker)
7. Remove from oven and raise temperature to 500
8. Cover fish with mustard and then top with crumbs ( you may have some left over, which you can freeze for next time)
9. Return to oven for 3 minutes and remove
10. Serve at room temperature