Almond-crusted Salmon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup almond meal
• 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
• 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, about 1-inch thick
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 4 lemon wedges

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500 deg.
• 2 combine almond meal (see note below), panko, coriander, and cumin. set aside.
• 3 brush tops and sides of fish with juice; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 4 dredge top and sides of fish in almond mixture. (i patted it on).
• 5 place skin side down on broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
• 6 sprinkle any remaining crumb mixture evenly over fish.
• 7 bake at 500 deg. for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• 8 serve with lemon wedges.
• 9 note: you can make nut meal with a food processor. for a yield of 1 cup nut meal, place 3 oz. nuts (2/3 cup almonds or hazlenuts or 3/4 cup pecan or walnut halves) in a food processor and process in short pulses until finely ground. do not ovedo it or you'll end up with nut butter.