Baked Parmesan Salmon

Baked Parmesan Salmon

Grand Openings are a good time to find some special deals on food. So, when our local grocery store had a big re-opening sale after a major remodeling and offered pink salmon for only $0.02 a pound more than ground beef, how could I resist?

Salmon split in half to finish broiling

But, I wanted to do something a little different with the salmon this time, so my honey suggested this recipe for Broiled Tilapia Parmesan.

It needed a little adjustment though, since I was using a whole fish (about 2.8 pounds) instead of the 2 pounds of filets in the recipe. Rather than filet the salmon and then cook according to the recipe, I decided to bake it first.

So, I lined a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and sprayed it with cooking spray. Then I set the salmon on the cookie sheet upright with the small outward sides spread apart to hold it upright. I baked it at 350F for 30 minutes, then removed the salmon. I split it down the middle and it sliced off the center bones fairly easily. I laid the two halves side by side back on the foil-lined sheet.

Salmon with parmesan sauce spread on top

Then I switched the broiler to low and broiled it for five minutes to finish cooking the darker center parts. I then covered it with the parmesan cheese mixture and broiled it for another 3 minutes till the top was lightly browned.

Parmesan sauce is lightly browned

We served it with a cole slaw made with boiled vinegar and oil dressing for a light and heart healthy dinner!

Salmon and cole slaw

Peach Crisp Ramekin with Vanilla Ice Cream

We had earlier baked 4 ramekins of peach crisp and one of those with a small scoop of ice cream made a great dessert!

Parmesan Cheese Mixture

Ingredients

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon celery salt

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix together the Parmesan cheese, butter, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Add the seasonings and mix thoroughly. Set aside in the refrigerator until you're ready to spread it on the salmon.

.....edited addition 8/27/13 ......

Parmesan Tilapia

We returned today hoping to catch another salmon, but they were sold out. Fortunately, we found some tilapia that were even cheaper than the salmon! So, we decided to follow the original recipe.

Adding some fresh sweet corn on sale and more cole slaw gave us a great meal for less than $5.

Parmesan Tilapia with Sweet Corn and Cole Slaw