We loved this! It gets high marks for simple fresh taste - doesn't cover the flavor of the salmon - and it's a breeze to prepare. I added a little Orange juice to the mayo and tarragon and mixed it up before I spread it onto the fish. I served fresh asparagus sauted in butter and some crusty dinner rolls. NO LEFT OVERS! Thanks so much!
I have made this many times to rave reviews. Easy looks lovely on the plate. I mixed in a Tbsp or so of orange juice to the mayo mixture. Also used a pinch of dried tarragon as I did not have fresh worked out fine. Think I might try crushed macadamia nuts next time. This one is a KEEPER!
Loved it! I used regular mayo and mixed in some dijon mustard. My husband thought this was the best salmon recipe we've ever had!
I followed your basic recipe EXCEPT I added a couple teaspoons of honey Dijon mustard to regular mayo (as suggested by another reviewer) and used almonds dill & lemon zest instead of hazelnuts tarragon & orange zest. I also added a light sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese to the salmon 5 minutes before the fish was done. Served with lemon wedges. YUM!
Awesome! My boyfriend ate the entire thing in 3 min he loved it so much. I made a few changes I used half the amount of recommended mayo (i used regular mayo not fat free) and doubled the orange zest which I added straight to the mayo. I also squeezed a little juice from the orange into the mayo then spread it onto the fish. I used macadamia nuts instead of hazelnuts because I couldn't find any hazelnuts in my grocery store and I didn't add any salt since the macadamia nuts already had salt on them. It came out delicious! Will definitely make this again!
I have made this recipe several times and it is a winner! Like several of the previous reviewers I used low fat mayo a little juice from the orange and dijon mustard. I mixed all my ingredients together and top the salmon. The salmon is VERY moist and always gets rave reviews. I love cooking and this recipe is so easy it's almost embarassing!!
I've been making this recipe for a couple of years now and can't find one to top it! Every time I make it everyone raves about it. You can also use almonds pecans walnuts etc... I usually serve it with the Lemon Dill Rice recipe on this site and steamed carrots. Absolutely wonderful!
I wasn't as into this as my husband was but I'm not a huge salmon fan to begin with. I followed the original recipe except: 2 tsp fresh tarragon was replaced with 2 tsp dried tarragon; orange zest was replaced with rehydrated orange peel from penzey's; and i forgot the salt/pepper. added the salt after it came out -- no need for pepper! it looked very pretty. next time i'll try almonds. might enjoy that better.
This was awesome. Looks and tastes reallllly good. I didn't really follow the exact measurements for ingredients because I think you can totally eyeball how much mayo to spread and how much salt/hazelnuts/pepper to sprinkle. I did not have any tarragon on hand so I sprinkled a few rosemary leaves in the middle of each salmon piece. I also didn't use any orange zest. The timing for the baking was perfect. The salmon was moist and flaked with the touch of the fork perfectly. =) yummm. Oh and I served each salmon piece on top of a bed of spring salad on each plate.
Lacking a little flavor but the fish was very nice and moist.
