People are always using crushed potato chips and saltines as a breadcrumb alternative, but what about their lonesome cousin, the pretzel? Well now they have a chance to shine as well. I present to you, Pretzel Crusted Salmon! The salty crunch lends a great contrast to the tender, flaky flesh of the salmon. The only way I could think to improve upon this coupling was adding a homemade dijon mustard sauce. Enjoy!
Ingredients: (for two 6-ounce portions)
2 salmon filets
1 cup of pretzels, chopped
Seasoned flour: 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, pinch of fresh cracked pepper
Egg wash: 1 egg, 1/4 cup milk
For the sauce:
1 green onion, sliced in tiny pieces
1.5 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons cream cheese
1/4 cup milk
1.5 tablespoons dijon mustard
Instructions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 400
2. Set up your dipping station as shown below. As you can see, I used disposable plates because it makes clean-up that much easier.
3. Place filets on a greased cookie sheet (or use parchment paper) and put into oven
4. While salmon is cooking, start by melting the butter and adding the green onion over low heat. Add the cream cheese and stir until completely melted. Whisk in milk and dijon mustard. Keep stirring until fully combined.
5. Remove salmon from oven once cooked through (about 10-12 minutes) and serve over a side of baby asparagus. Spoon the sauce over the warm filet and you've got one heck of a presentation piece.
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What a unique idea! I'd never have thought to use pretzels for anything like that =) Maybe that's a German thing, we usually just eat Brezel for Vesper (a snack-type of meal)! Maybe we should get more creative like you Americans and include it in other meals ;-) xo Anja @ cocalores.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOh Anja... you have NO idea how much I like to play around with snack foods. Mind you, I'm totally grossed out by any recipe that requires Doritos or Fritos, so I won't be venturing too far from the norm.
DeleteVesper sounds like my kind of meal. What I wouldn't give to have a "snack-type" meal here in the US. :)
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This looks delicious. We love salmon but haven't done a pretzel crusted version yet (we use panko alot). I would love it if you would share this on Tout It Tuesday. http://www.claimingourspace.com/2012/08/tout-it-tuesday-19.html
ReplyDeleteI'm making it tonight!
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