One-Pan Balsamic Salmon

Submitted by lorenlou

"Modified from someplace on the internet....sorry I can't give proper credit. It's delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄2 medium onion, chopped fine (prefer Texas 1015 or other sweet or yellow onion)
• 5 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 salmon fillets
• 6 Ritz crackers, finely crushed
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese (or a little less)
• garlic powder
• cajun seasoning or creole seasoning

directions

1. Place oil, vinegar and onion in large skillet, sauteeing until onion is transparent.
2. Push the onions to the sides of the skillet, and place the salmon filets in- skin side down.
3. Spoon the onion sauce over the filets and cook over medium-low heat, covered, about 10 minutes.
4. In a small bowl, mix the cracker crumbs and Parmesan cheese, adding garlic powder and cajun seasoning to taste.
5. You can also add a couple of drops of olive oil to moisten, if desired.
6. Top the salmon with the crumb mix, and spoon any sauce from the skillet over the tops of the crumbed filets.
7. Cook about 5-10 more minutes, or until fish flakes easily.

Reviews

[cyaos]

I'll be honest - I was rather skeptical trying this but am I ever glad that I tried it! We eat a lot of salmon in our house and this is definitely a top-fiver. After reading previous reviews I cut down the olive oil by a tablespoon. I also used a red onion in place of the yellow onion and used Breton crackers in place of the Ritz. This had a unique taste and it something that we can have for ourselves or serve for guests. In any case, it will definitely be made again. Thanks for posting!

 

[Peppermint_Schnapps]

I'm sorry. This just wasn't pleasing to my family's palate. My mom-in-law (a salmon lover) said the fish was cooked perfectly, but she didn't care for the topping. I didn't like the topping and felt the fish was dry. My husband took one taste and left the rest. If you're looking for a great tasting salmon recipe, I highly reccomend the salmon wellington w/ a sauteed spinach. It's to die for. A little more work, but well worth it!

 

[SnackPatrol]

This was very tangy and filling. Instead of garlic powder or the creole seasoning I used fresh pressed garlic and cayenne and fresh ground black pepper. I used a regular onion that I sliced into very thin rings and served it over basmati rice and it was really good.

 

[O-mama]

We didn't have any butter crackers; was going to omit entirely but decided to use some bread crumbs made from seasoned stuffing since they were available. Also used dried onions, forgot I had scallions from the garden in the fridge, that I rehydrated in the vinegar before putting in the skillet. Turned out quite tasty though I never got around to spooning the liquid over the fillets after the first 10 minutes. Think next time I'll flip the fish (was skinless) and try parmesan and cajun spice only. DH commented that it was a little oily, but I didn't notice it myself. Our salmon was from a bag of frozen, individually packaged boneless, skinless fillets.

 

[MSnow]

Absolutely wonderful and so easy to prepare. We really liked this recipe. My husband, who usually does not like salmon much (thinks it's too fishy tasting), was pleasantly surprised and really loved the flavors. I think the balsamic sort of neutralized any fishy taste. Very deserving of 5 stars. Thanks so much for sharing.