Your Christmas main dish for this year has just landed!!
Have you ever seen a Baked Salmon look so festive??
And its so EASY!
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First published in December 2020, this Christmas recipe was an instant hit with readers.
For all my best Christmas recipes, browse thenew Christmas recipe index!
Festive Baked Salmon!
This is what Ive come up with this year: A festive Baked Salmon!
The flavour and textural combination is stellar!
Its mostly savoury with hints of sweet, and that creamy dill sauce is a natural pairing with salmon.
Finally the Holiday Tapenade topping just sings of festivities!
Have I emphasised enough yet howeasy this is to make?
Now sit back and bask in praise!
What you need for this Festive Baked Salmon
Heres what you need for this festive Baked Salmon.
Side of salmon
This is one side of a whole salmon.
It should not be flavoured or pre-marinated in any way.
Once cooked, the skin will hold the salmon together.
Without it, theres a higher change the flesh flakes open when transferring to the tray.
Check the belly section carefully too.
Clean small pliers also work.
Heres how the salmon is cooked:
Line a tray with foil.
(Recommended: A double layer of foil for leakage protection.)
Place the salmon on top.
Seal edges to form a parcel.
Grill for 10 minutes to get some tasty caramelisation on the edges and a bit on the surface.
And heres how to remove the foil and paper from under the salmon just tear and slide!
Also this salmon dish isintendedto be eaten warm rather than hot, or even at room temperature.
Not including dill was never an option it is, after all, best friends with salmon!
The rest is used to liberally douse the finished dish for some welcome tang.
Its an essential step!
Otherwise, theyre rather shrivelled and chewy.
Olive oilto add just a bit of richness and bring it all together.
Almonds can be toasted ahead, just store them in the pantry until required.
Really pile it on, use it all!
And I still promise it is!
Hand on heart, there is very little that can go wrong with this recipe.
The only real pitfall will be if you overcook the salmon.
The book is mostly new recipes, but this is a reader favourite included by popular demand!
(Funnily enough, he seems to determine that about everything he looks at…)
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