Salmon with a crust of ground apple

Salmon with a crust of ground apple

Main dishes

Salmon fillets, coated with thin slices of apple and baked until golden, served with a creamy cabbage dish and caramelized walnuts.

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Enjoy this refined salmon dish, featuring a crispy apple skin. A perfect combination of the flavor of the fish and the crunchy texture of the vegetables.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.01 $1.51 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.43
  • $0.86
  • $0.21
  • $1.10
  • $0.26
  • $0.15

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  2. Peel the apples and slice them thinly using a vegetable slicer. ≈ 8 min
  3. Have them blanch in boiling water for a minute.
  4. Place the salmon on a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  5. Arrange the apple slices on top of the fish in overlapping rows, and then brush with melted butter. ≈ 4 min
  6. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes.
  7. Finely chop the cabbage and cook it for 3 minutes.
  8. Heat up some sugar and butter, then coat the walnuts in the mixture.
  9. Melt the chopped onion in butter, add the cabbage, broth, and cream, and cook for a few minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
  10. Serve the salmon on top of the cabbage, alongside the walnuts and a little bit of dill. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Salmon with a crust of ground apple

  • 200 g of firm-fleshed apples$0.43
  • 250 g of pointed cabbage$0.86
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 50 g of walnuts$1.10
  • 70 ml of vegetable stock$0.26
  • butter, sugar, salt, pepper, nutmeg, dill$0.15

Total$3.01

that's $1.51 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of firm-fleshed apples
  • 2 salmon fillets
  • 250 g of pointed cabbage
  • 1 onion
  • 50 g of walnuts
  • 70 ml of vegetable stock
  • 70 grams of cream
  • butter, sugar, salt, pepper, nutmeg, dill

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