Crunchy Walnut-Crusted Salmon Filets
Recipe by California Walnut Board
- Yield: 16 servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 3cups California walnuts
- 6tablespoons dry bread crumbs
- 6tablespoons lemon rind, finely grated
- 3tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
- -- pepper
- -- Salt
- -- 3-pound salmon fillets, skin on
- 12-- Dijon mustard
- 1/4cup fresh lemon juice
Instructions
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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.
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Arrange salmon fillets skin side down on parchment paper lined baking sheets. Brush tops with mustard.
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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.
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Bake at 350°F 15 to 20 minutes, or until salmon flakes with a fork. Just before serving, sprinkle each with 1 tsp lemon juice.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 360
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 28g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 12g
- Monounsaturated Fat 9g
- Cholesterol 45mg
- Sodium 70mg
- Potassium 440mg
- Carbohydrate 5g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 1g
- Protein 23g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 2%
- Vitamin C 15%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 6%
