Grapefruit Pistachio Crusted Salmon
Grapefruit pistachio crusted salmon is a healthy and easy salmon recipe, packed with healthy fats and delicious citrus flavor! Ready in under 30 minutes!
I’ve got some more grapefruit love for you today!
A couple of weeks ago, my friend Sandy posted this beautiful baked salmon dish on her blog. On the same day, I received a shipment of these gorgeous pink grapefruit from Harry & David. After seeing Sandy’s salmon, and tasting the grapefruit, I decided to play with her recipe and treat the family to a healthy salmon dinner. We love salmon at our house (well 3/4 of us do at this time), so I’m always looking for new ways to serve it. And to be honest, I hadn’t made salmon for dinner in too long. The last time was when I posted about this Salmon Salad a couple of months ago!
All the ingredients for the pistachio topping came together just perfectly. To be honest, I was enjoying the topping all on it’s own way too much during “taste-testing”. The crust was so good over the wild sockeye salmon I used. I purchase it frozen at Costco, so I always have some in the freezer for convenience. I think it would also be good on any other firm white fish like grouper or red snapper.
How do you make pistachio crusted salmon?
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Place your salmon filets on a lightly greased baking sheet. Season top side with salt and pepper.
- In a food processor or blender, add olive oil, honey or agave nectar, grapefruit juice, pistachios, paprika and a light pinch of salt and pepper. Pulse ingredients a few times until combined. Spoon nut mixture over salmon filets and spread evenly. Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes until salmon flakes easily.
Citrus goes so well with all kinds of seafood or fish, so it’s worth a try to experiment! I paired up the salmon with a nice spinach salad, topped with this simple grapefruit vinaigrette, for a great healthy weeknight dinner. For dessert, we had raspberry-rhubarb crumble with vanilla ice cream. So delicious!
I hope you enjoy this grapefruit-pistachio crusted salmon recipe as much as we did.
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Ingredients
- 4 salmon filets
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoon honey or agave nectar
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (1/2 grapefruit)
- 1/2 cup pistachios
- 1/4 teaspoon sweet paprika
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
- Place your salmon filets on a lightly greased baking sheet. Season top side with salt and pepper.
- In a food processor or blender, add olive oil, honey or agave nectar, grapefruit juice, pistachios, paprika and a light pinch of salt and pepper. Pulse ingredients a few times until combined. Spoon nut mixture over salmon filets and spread evenly. Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes until salmon flakes easily. (I baked for 12 minutes, then turned broiler on for last minute or two for a little extra color on top – keep an eye on it though!)