Salmon with feta and basil crust

Serves:

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 cup sourdough breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp pine nuts
• 1 tbsp basil, chopped
• 75g feta
• 1 lemon, zest
• 4 salmon fillets (approx 125g each)

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). In a food processor, combine breadcrumbs, pine nuts and basil. Add feta and lemon zest and blitz into a coarse paste. Season well.

Form mixture into four patties roughly the size of your palm. Press onto the top of each salmon fillet, moulding to cover them evenly. Place on a baking tray and bake for 12-15 minutes until just cooked through. Finish under a grill to brown the crust, if required.

Serve with steamed green vegetables.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• You can make your own sourdough breadcrumbs with leftover bread. Remove crusts and chop roughly before blitzing in a food processor or blender.
• Substitute pine nuts with hazelnuts or almonds if preferred.
• This recipe was created for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder by Greer Worsley, who blogs at Typically Red.