Baked salmon with parmesan and parsley crust
Baked salmon with parmesan and parsley crust
 Prep Time ~ 30 mins | Cooking Time ~ 15 mins |
 Approx Cost ~ £15 |  Difficulty ~ Easy |
 Freeze ~ Yes |  Serves ~ 6 |
Tips ~ You could use a soft cheese with herbs, such as Boursin, instead of the cream cheese to give a richer flavour.
Ingredients
6 x 150g / 6oz salmon fillets, skinned
Salt and pepper
150g / 6oz cream cheese
Small clove garlic, crushed
½ lemon, grated rind only
25g / 1oz fresh white breadcrumbs
25g / 1oz fresh, coarsely grated parmesan
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, plus extra to garnish
Paprika for dusting
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200C, gas mark 6
- Season both sides of the salmon fillets and place on a greased baking sheet
- Mash the cream cheese with the garlic, salt and pepper and lemon rind.
- Divide into six and spread on top of each salmon fillet.
- Mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan and parsley in a bowl and season.
- Sprinkle on top of the cream cheese mixture and dust with paprika.
- Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. To tell when the salmon is done, it will have changed from translucent to an opaque pink.
Serve immediately garnished with parsley