Hey Cats!
I know I usually do “Wednesday Pins-Day” on Wednesday, but I haven’t been too active on Pinterest lately, so I’ve decided to skip a week! But hopefully once you try this recipe, you’ll forgive me! When I was in middle school, my family would frequent Rockfish, a seafood restaurant, and I would order pecan-crusted trout, which was a bold choice for an 11-year-old, but I was obsessed with it.
These days, salmon is a staple in my diet, and I’m constantly looking for new recipes. I remembered how much I loved the trout, and decided to see if I could make it myself. The first try, I made it with bread crumbs instead of butter, and it was good, but I told my sister about it, and she said she wanted to try the recipe once I posted it. She has celiac, so I had to find a way to make it gluten free, which was great because I actually like this way better! Also, this recipe, like most of mine, are just for one serving. However, for two or three servings, just double or triple the recipe!
Here’s What You’ll Need:
-One serving of salmon (mine was about 4 oz)
-One tablespoon of butter
-One tablespoon of chopped pecans (I used pre-packaged cookie bits)
-One tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
-1 tsp dry ranch dressing mix
-Salt & Pepper
Here’s what you do:
1. First, soften the butter, but don’t melt it. You can do this by microwaving it in 15-second intervals.
2. Next, add in the pecans, parmesan cheese, and ranch. Smoosh with a fork until thoroughly combined.
3. Place the salmon in a baking dish, prepared with cooking spray. Season it lightly with salt and pepper.
4. Then, spread the butter mixture evenly over the top of the salmon, making sure it’s not too thick.
5. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes. I know that sounds like a long time, but I recently had an unfortunate encounter with some undercooked salmon, so I didn’t want to risk it again!
I made rice and a salad to go with this, but I made minute rice in the microwave and cooked it until it was a solid rice cake, so it wasn’t fit for photography…oops!(Slash it’s kind of hilarious that I can cook everything EXCEPT rice). If you’re looking for a new, healthy dinner idea, you should definitely try this out! Let me know how you like it!
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