Baked Salmon with Panko-Dill Crust (from Once Upon a Chef)

If you know me, I find a recipe I like and then discover I don't have all the exact ingredients.  But no matter, the secret is "pantry cooking" or "fridge foraging."  

When you cook with whatever you find in the pantry and fridge, it's commonly called "pantry cooking" or "fridge foraging" - essentially using whatever ingredients you already have on hand to create a meal.

Here's the original website, in case you want to make it without alterations :)

https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/baked-salmon-with-panko-dill-crust.html

 Ingredients

FOR THE PANKO-DILL CRUST topping

• ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs (I didn't have panko so used bread crumbs)
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, from 1 lemon (didn't have a lemon to make zest to skipped it)
• ¼ teaspoon salt 
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill (no dill either 😓
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

FOR THE SALMON

• ⅓ cup mayonnaise 
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice, from 1 lemon 
• ½ teaspoon salt 
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder 
• Four 6-oz salmon fillets 


• Lemon wedges, for serving (didn't have lemon so I used lemon juice)
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• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Set rack in middle of oven.  Prepare the pan, covering it with foil and spraying with oil or Pam, etc.
• Mix the topping in a separate bowl.
• For the fish, prepare the mayonnaise mixture, spread on the salmon filets, then cover with the panko mixture.   Bake for about ten minutes.
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  Even with all the substitutions, the dish was delicious!!