ALMOND-CRUSTED SALMON AND SALAD

Almond-Crusted Salmon and Salad image

This tasty and versatile almond-crusted salmon makes a quick weeknight dish for four.

Provided by Test2365

Categories Main Dish Recipes Seafood Main Dish Recipes Salmon Salmon Fillet Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 (8 ounce) fillets wild salmon fillets
½ teaspoon Himalayan salt, or to taste
½ cup finely crushed almonds
1 (6 ounce) package baby spinach leaves
1 cup cherry tomatoes

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Grease a baking pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Mix remaining olive oil, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl to form the salad dressing.
Brush salmon fillets with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Sprinkle with Himalayan salt and black pepper. Cover top and sides of salmon with almonds. Place salmon skin-side down in the prepared baking pan. Sprinkle any remaining almonds on top, pressing gently to adhere.
Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 15 minutes. Let cool; cut each fillet in half.
Place spinach and tomatoes in a bowl. Add dressing; toss to coat. Serve alongside the salmon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.2 g, Cholesterol 48 mg, Fat 19.8 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 378.3 mg, Sugar 1.1 g