Roasted Almond Crusted Salmon

Salmon. We're addicted to salmon, I tell ya.

Here is a delish recipe adapted from How Sweet Eats (only the most swoon-worthy food blog on the world wide web).  This salmon is very tasty, and we served it on a salad of spinach, goat cheese and topped with pomegranate vinaigrette (Simply Dressed has a very yummy version).

Roasted Almond Crusted Salmon

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Ingredients:

1 pound of salmon (cut into 4 pieces) or 4 salmon filets

2 egg whites, lightly beaten

1 cup crushed roasted almonds*

3/4 cup panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup regular seasoned bread crumbs

1/3 cup flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place aluminum foil on a baking sheet, then set a wire rack on top. Spray the rack with non-stick spray. In a bowl, combine flour, panko, almonds, bread crumbs, and a half teaspoon each of salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, add the egg whites and lightly beat with a fork.

Season the salmon with the remaining salt and pepper on both sides. Dip each piece in the egg white and coat thoroughly, then set in the bowl filled with bread crumbs, covering each piece completely and lightly pressing so the coating adheres. Gently place on the wire rack. Spritzing each piece of salmon with non-stick spray or olive oil gives the crust a nice crisp.

Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and fish is flakey. As long as you use a wire rack, the fish should not need flipped during cooking. If you do not have a wire rack, place the fish on a baking sheet and gently flip halfway through cooking – you may lose a bit of the breading though.

*I followed How Sweet's advice and roasted whole, raw almonds at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, tossing every 3-5 minutes. I then crushed them in the food processor.

This is a great recipe, and the breading technique is one I will use again and again for many dishes!