Enjoy this quick, easy, and elegant Mediterranean salmon dish that mingles the sweetness of honey with the zippy flavor of dijon mustard. Almonds and salmon make this quick and delicious recipe extra high in omega-3’s.
Almond Encrusted Honey Mustard Salmon
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 pound salmon filet
- sea salt
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a bowl, mix honey and mustard. Add almonds and mix well.
- Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice in bottom of a baking dish.
- Place salmon filet in baking dish, skin down. Sprinkle filet with sea salt.
- Spoon almond mixture on top of filet and spread to cover all of the salmon.
- Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes or until salmon is flakey.
Nutrition
Calories: 585kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 36gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 228mgPotassium: 1006mgFiber: 8gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 57IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 180mgIron: 3mg
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