Pecan-Crusted Salmon

Here's another weekly favorite of mine. This recipe is so low maintenance, you'll be shocked at how tasty it turns out! I've adapted it from a recipe I found on www.howsweeteats.com, and cut it down to just one serving. Who says you can't treat yourself to a delicious table for one? This honeyed, nutty, flavorful salmon has swooped right into my go-to salmon meal slot. I hope you try it and see what all my hype is about! 

(I could hardly wait to eat it, I had to snap this picture before the steam cooled!)

Ingredients:

1 4-oz. salmon filet

1/4 cup your favorite BBQ Sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce)

1/4 cup pecans, coarsely ground in a food processor

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Olive Oil Spray

Directions: Serves 1

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 

2. Wash the salmon filet, and pat dry. Brush both sides of the salmon with BBQ sauce. 

3. In a medium bowl, combine ground pecans and cinnamon. Proceed to dip the salmon filet in the pecan-cinnamon mixture, to coat both sides.

4. Coat a skillet with olive oil spray, and heat on medium. Cook the salmon on each side until the pecans turn golden-brown.

5. Remove the salmon from skillet, and place on a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet. Bake the salmon for 13-15 minutes, until the salmon flakes easily with a utensil. Yum!