Cilantro and Walnut Crusted Salmon recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 ½ pounds salmon fillets
¼ cup walnuts
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro, packed
2 tablespoons butter
¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

282.9 calories
carbohydrate: 1.7 g
cholesterol: 87.2 mg
fat: 19.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 25.3 g
saturatedFat: 4.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 186.7 mg
sugar: 0.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cover the bottom of a baking dish with the olive oil and arrange salmon in the dish.

  2. Process walnuts and garlic in a food processor until evenly chopped. Add cilantro, butter, salt, and pepper to walnut mixture, process until a paste forms. Spread walnut paste onto the salmon.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until the salmon flakes easily with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This salmon is fresh and easy. All ingredients are thrown in a food processor to form a paste then spread on salmon fillets. Bake and enjoy!

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