My wife’s favorite pecan-crusted salmon recipe is tasty and simple to make! great when coupled with a fine red wine, such as Pinot Noir.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 fillets |
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh bread crumbs
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
- 3 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 6 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Mix bread crumbs, pecans, and fresh parsley together in a small bowl.
- Whisk olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon pepper, thyme, basil, dried parsley, and garlic powder together in another bowl.
- Pour the brown sugar glaze generously over each piece of salmon. Cover the top of each fillet with bread crumb mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes depending on thickness.
- Bake fish for 10 minutes per inch of thickness.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 386 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Cholesterol | 62 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 874 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 24 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Thank you for this recipe. This is one of the most delicious salmon dishes I’ve ever prepared. I used 1/2 lb of salmon divided into two 4 oz pieces but kept all the ingredient amounts. Other than that no other changes were made. I will also use this recipe for pork or beef, it is that amazing.