Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Lemon Pistachio Crusted Salmon

Lemon Pistachio Crusted Salmon. Place fillets on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread with mayonnaise and sprinkle with pistachios. Dredge the salmon in the pistachio mixture, pressing gently to coat. In a small skillet, heat the oil and garlic over medium heat. Wash the side of salmon with cold water.

Take a sheet tray and spray it with Pam covering it well to avoid sticking. Place the fish on the tray. Zest the lemon and set it aside. You can have Lemon Pistachio Crusted Salmon using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Lemon Pistachio Crusted Salmon

1. It's 3-4 lb of Side of Salmon(skin on).
2. It's 1/2 cup of Shelled Pistachios.
3. You need 1/3 cup of Cornflake Crumbs.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of pepper.
6. You need 1/8 cup of Honey.
7. It's 1/8 cup of Maple Syrup.
8. Prepare 1/4 cup of Dijon Mustard.
9. It's 1 of Lemon.
10. Prepare of Spray Pam.

Juice the lemon and with a pastry brush, brush the lemon juice on the salmon until no. Gently coat each piece of salmon with olive oil, salt and pepper. In a frying pan/skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Honey: honey is my favorite sweetener for savory dishes.

Lemon Pistachio Crusted Salmon step by step

1. Wash the side of salmon with cold water. Take a sheet tray and spray it with Pam covering it well to avoid sticking. Place the fish on the tray. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees..
2. Zest the lemon and set it aside. Juice the lemon and with a pastry brush, brush the lemon juice on the salmon until no juice remains. Let that sit while you make the pistachio crusting..
3. In a food processor, coarsely grind up the pistachios but not too fine. Put them in a bowl and add the corn flake crumbs, salt and pepper..
4. In a measure cup, add the honey, maple syrup, and Dijon mustard and mix together. Take the pastry brush and brush the sauce on to the top of the salmon until coated nicely..
5. Next, take the pistachio crusting and coat the top of the fish. Spray the top of the crumbs with Pam and place in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. When done, top with the lemon zest and enjoy!.

Our popular Honey Baked Ham uses plenty of pure raw honey. It does wonders for balancing out this pistachio crusted salmon. Turn heat off and flip salmon pieces over so skin side is down. Brush tops of salmon evenly with Dijon mustard. Top with pistachio mixture, pressing mixture down onto salmon.