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Baked salmon recipe
If like me, you cannot bear frying fish, you will love this baked salmon recipe and others like maple mustard glazed salmon, or teriyaki salmon. Oven cooking salmon fillets is fast and convenient, meaning a nutritious meal on the table in minutes, any night of the week. It can be a little anxiety inducing, cooking fish. A couple of minutes too long and you’ve missed your mark resulting in dry salmon flakes. So, as a rule of thumb, and a lover of slightly underdone fish, I always take a minute off the package cooking instructions. Better to be under than over, I say! However, any cooking indiscretions in this herb and garlic salmon can be cleverly masked with a thick and velvety sour cream sauce. I prefer the tanginess of sour cream, but you could use mayo or crème fraiche. I add freshly-squeezed lemon juice and zest, a little garlic and plenty of fresh herbs- a mix of uplifting dill and oniony chives bring out the best in both fish and cream, respectively. Slather the sauce on the fillets and top with the Panko crumbs before oven-baking for just ten minutes. Did I say that already?? I always make enough sour cream sauce to serve on the side too, just in case. But if your fish is cooked to flaky perfection, you can use it to dunk potatoes or fries in instead.
Serving suggestions
Any kind of potato will go well, but I strongly recommend one that can be daintily dipped into the sour cream sauce served on the side. I’m talking fries, new potatoes, even roast potatoes. If you’re looking for something that will bring a little more luxe to the table, this oven-fried potatoes and mushrooms dish is herb heavy and sweet with caramelised onions. You can keep greens simple with lemony tenderstem broccoli or green beans, or try roasted asparagus and radish for a pleasingly unusual side.
Storage and leftovers
Salmon fillets are a perfectly portioned per person, so you probably won’t have leftovers to deal with. Your sour cream sauce on the other hand, can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days and added to a breakfast bagel sandwich with smoked salmon or crab cake sandwich.
More fish recipes to try
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