Walnut-Crusted Salmon w/ Baked Potato and Sliced Carrots

Dinner Tonight: Walnut-Crusted Salmon w/ Baked Potato and Sliced Carrots

It started raining last night and hasn't let up much since. Even had a passing thunder - storm. They're saying we could get 2-4 inches of rain before it finally stops. Not much going on, raining too hard to get out. Cleaned out and straightened the pantry shelves and ran some computer checks. For dinner a Salmon Recipe I've only made a couple of times but it quickly became my favorite Salmon Recipe, Walnut-Crusted Salmon. Dinner tonight it's a Baked Walnut-Crusted Salmon w/ Baked Potato and Sliced Carrots.








I came across the Walnut-Crusted Salmon recipe from an issue of Taste of Home Magazine. I had purchased the Salmon from Kroger, they had the Atlantic Salmon on sale so I had loaded up on it. I had it froze so I laid it in the fridge to thaw overnight. To prepare the Salmon I needed; salmon fillets, Dijon mustard, honey, whole wheat bread (torn into pieces), finely chopped walnuts, canola oil, and dried thyme. Then I preheated the oven to 400°. Placed the Salmon on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Mixed the mustard and honey and brushed it over the salmon. Placed the bread in a food processor and pulsed until coarse crumbs formed, transferred to a small bowl. Stirred in the walnuts, oil and thyme and pressed it onto the salmon. Baked 12 minutes until the topping was lightly browned and the fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. I’ve left the original recipe along with the web link at the bottom of the post. If you’re a Salmon lover you have to try this recipe! I love regular Baked Salmon but with the combo of all the ingredients it just makes the Salmon pop with flavor, as I said earlier I have a new favorite Salmon recipe!








One side I prepared was a Baked Potato. Seasoned it with McCormick Grinder Sea Salt and Black Peppercorn and topped with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. Then I heated up a small can of Sliced Carrots. Also had a slice of Klosterman Wheat Bread. Dessert later a Healthy Choice Dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Yogurt.








Walnut-Crusted Salmon Recipe

Ingredients:

4 salmon fillets (4 ounces each)
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
4 teaspoons honey
2 slices whole wheat bread, torn into pieces
3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°. Place salmon on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Mix mustard and honey; brush over salmon. Place bread in a food processor; pulse until coarse crumbs form. Transfer to a small bowl. Stir in walnuts, oil and thyme; press onto salmon.
Bake 12-15 minutes or topping is lightly browned and fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/walnut-crusted-salmon