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Salmon Trilogy (Part I): Potato Baked Salmon
"For salmon enthusiasts like me this could be the start of a fantastic ‘salmon week’ (see parts II + III). This combination of fresh salmon filet and mashed potatoes will seduce you to eat more and more and more. The use of olive oil for the mashed potatoes adds an additional flavour. It is easy to make and delicious. Serve it with a green or a tomato salad."
photo by limeandspoontt
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
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For the salmon
- 3⁄4 lb salmon fillet, fresh and without skin, about 1-1 1/2 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped (preferably flat leaf)
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped (preferably flat leaf)
- olive oil, for the casserole form
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For the mashed potatoes
- 1⁄2 lb potato (like Yukon Gold)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 1⁄2 garlic clove, minced
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat milk (about)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- salt, to taste
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For the crust
- 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 -3 tablespoon olive oil
directions
- NOTE: Prepare fish and onions while potatoes are cooking.
- For fish: grease form. If necessary, cut fish into large pieces so that fish can be evenly put into casserole form. Salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle 2 tbs parsley over salmon. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375 F (200 C).
- For onions: cook chopped onions in olive oil until soft (for about 1-2 minutes).
- Peel and cook potatoes in salted water for about 20 minutes until tender. Drain and mash potatoes. Add olive oil and add so much of the milk to have a spreadable consistency.
- Add onions, garlic and nutmeg. Salt to taste.
- Spread potatoes over fish.
- Mix bread crumbs and parmesan. Add enough olive oil to moisten the crumbs. Sprinkle over the potatoes.
- Bake in the middle of the oven for about 20 minutes until crust is golden brown. If it is getting to brown, cover it with aluminium foil.
- Directly before serving sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve immediately.
- NOTE: time to boil potatoes is not included in cooking time, because you use it for the preparation of the other ingredients.
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Reviews
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Made it last night. Came out very good...I added carrots and mixed it with mash potatoes. Very good recipe. Thank you! -
I can't give you enough stars for this, our fussy little gourmet was digging this! For weeks he only ate youghurt and this is the first real food he ate. I subtituted parsley with cilantro because that was what I had. Used only 1/4 cup of milk to make the mash and used yellow potato since I couldn't find yukon. Everybody is right, the mash is best, so yummy. -
I made this tonight and the family loved it. I followed some other suggestions and added more garlic - We love garlic - and I also omitted the nutmeg. Next time I'm going to try cauliflower instead of the potatoes for a low carb meal. -
I was expecting much more based on all the positive reviews. We thought this was OK, but there are so many better ways to make salmon. -
AWESOME!!! Everyone in our family loved it and went back for seconds. We will definitely make this one again.
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I made this tonight and the family loved it. I followed some other suggestions and added more garlic - We love garlic - and I also omitted the nutmeg. Next time I'm going to try cauliflower instead of the potatoes for a low carb meal.
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My Husband and I made this tonight and we really enjoyed it. We used cracker instead of bread and I used red potatoes... We will be making this again. Thanks for sharing a great recipe -
Great recipe!!! Just trusted the feedback to try it on visitors as I needed some inspiration!I used wild rocket instead of parsley, fried the onions in olive oil until golden, doubled the garlic, and as some would not enjoy salmon made up a dish with chicken breast fillets that I put in the oven 25 minutes before the fish!! Both exceeded my expectations. Thank you so very much,Thorsten!
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