Salmon with a crust of ground apple

Salmon with a crispy apple crust

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Discover this delicious recipe for salmon wrapped in a crispy, golden-brown apple crust.

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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$2.77 $0.69 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.36
  • $0.59
  • $0.15
  • $1.10
  • $0.26
  • $0.31

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, cut them into slices about 1 to 2 cm thick, or dice them. ≈ 8 min
  3. Preheat for one minute.
  4. Place the salmon on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and season with salt and pepper. ≈ 3 min
  5. Divide the apple slices, cut into tile-like shapes, evenly over the fish, then brush with a butter sauce. ≈ 4 min
  6. Bake in the oven for approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
  7. Finely chop the cauliflower into thin strips and cook for 3 minutes.
  8. Gently caramelize the sugar and melt the butter, then add the walnuts and brown sugar.
  9. Finely chop the onion and sauté it in butter until it is softened. ≈ 8 min
  10. Add the curly kale, broth, and cream, and simmer for a few minutes before adjusting the seasoning.
  11. Add walnuts, or serve them separately. ≈ 2 min
  12. Serve the cabbage with salmon, and optionally, with dill. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Salmon with a crispy apple crust

  • 200 g of firm-cooking apples, such as Granny Smith or Braeburn$0.36
  • 250 g of curly kale$0.59
  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 50 g of walnuts$1.10
  • 70 ml of vegetable stock$0.26
  • butter, sugar, salt, pepper, walnuts, nutmeg, dill$0.31

Total$2.77

that's $0.69 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of firm-cooking apples, such as Granny Smith or Braeburn
  • 2 salmon fillets
  • 250 g of curly kale
  • 1 onion
  • 50 g of walnuts
  • 70 ml of vegetable stock
  • 70 grams of cream
  • butter, sugar, salt, pepper, walnuts, nutmeg, dill

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