Glazed Pecan-Crusted Baked Salmon

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Pecan-crusted salmon, coated in bread crumbs, parsley, and lemon pepper, and glazed in brown sugar is an elegant dish perfect for dinner parties.

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons lemon pepper
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
6 (4 ounce) fillets salmon

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2 Mix bread crumbs, pecans, and fresh parsley together in a small bowl.
3 Whisk olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon pepper, thyme, basil, dried parsley, and garlic powder together in another bowl.
4 Pour the brown sugar glaze generously over each piece of salmon. Cover the top of each fillet with bread crumb mixture.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes depending on thickness.