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Golden Salmon Bake

- SERVES
- 4
- COOK TIME
- 15 Min
Here's a crowd-pleasing way to serve salmon! Our Golden Salmon Bake is creamy, crunchy, and mouthwatering-good. It features a homemade, mayo-based dressing and a crunchy, butter cracker topping that's irresistible. Even picky eaters will be asking for seconds!
What You'll Need
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Italian dressing
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped sweet onion
- 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1/2 pounds salmon fillets
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
What to Do
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, dressing, mustard, and onion; mix well.
- In another small bowl, combine bread crumbs, butter, and paprika; mix well.
- Sprinkle salmon evenly with salt and pepper on both sides, and place in baking dish. Spread mayonnaise mixture over salmon, then sprinkle with bread crumb mixture.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden and fish flakes easily with a fork.
Check This Out!
- For more amazingly easy salmon recipes, try our Sheet Pan Maple Salmon, our Barbecue Salmon Salad, or our Thai Roasted Salmon!
- Looking to get down with a different type of fish? Make our Catfish 'n' Slaw, our Fancy-Schmancy Tuna Melts, or our Tropical Fish Fingers.
- Explore more easy seafood recipes with us! You'll love our Castaway Coconut Shrimp, our Weeknight Surf 'n' Turf, or our Maryland Crab Cakes.
cathiebrauner 2297054
Apr 16, 2022
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gouchr 0236764
Aug 04, 2019
Made this ,,,,,, it was so flaky .. But the next time I went further,,,,,,,, I blended honey and mustard together.. basted the fish. This was done to a 4.5lb slab. broiled got a lite crust and basted with honey mustard..
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SuziQ76
Apr 02, 2018
Made this for Easter using some beautiful fresh, wild caught Sockeye salmon. Everybody loved it. Will put this in my go-to recipe folder.
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kdmasiello58 7118242
Apr 04, 2018
Do you think this would work for Tilapia too?
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Test Kitchen Team
Apr 05, 2018
Hi there! Happy Thursday. This topping will work great with any fish, but because Tilapia is a thinner fish then salmon, we would suggest using a little less of the topping, just because we wouldn't want to eat more topping than fish! Enjoy. :)
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SuziQ76
Apr 02, 2018
Made this for Easter'18 and everyone raved. They loved it ,even though I mixed the paprika in the sauce not the bread crumbs. ) Will keep this in my go to recipe folder. Very good recipe.
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