Sheet-pan buttery crusted pecan-mustard salmon with asparagus will be your new favorite, quick company dinner. Season to taste, and serve in 20 minutes.
Course Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword 5 ingredients, baked salmon, easy recipe, fish dinner, sheet pan meal, sheet pan salmon
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Author Beth
Ingredients
1¼poundsof salmoncut into fillets
¾cupchopped raw pecans or walnuts
1 ½tablespoonschopped fresh rosemary
big pinch of salt and pepper
3tablespoonsdijon mustard
3tablespoonsmelted butterghee or good olive oil
1tablespoondry sherry or honeyoptional
1poundasparagus spearstough ends removed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350-375 degrees depending on thickness of salmon. Line small baking sheet with parchment paper.
Chop nuts and finely mince the rosemary.
Melt butter in small dish. Add mustard and rosemary, then salt and pepper. and combine.
Place fillets onto prepared baking sheet and arrange the asparagus alongside. Drizzle mustard/rosemary/butter mixture onto each fillet and the asparagus.
Distribute nuts evenly over the butter mixture. .
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork and is cooked through. (Aim for 15 minutes if you like the fish very tender in the middle as we do).