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Another week, another salmon recipe from allrecipes.com. Again, my modifications/comments follow the recipe.

Baked Salmon with Coconut Crust
INGREDIENTS

• 4-4oz salmon fillets
• 1 TBSP lime or lemon juice
• 1/2 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs, available in the Asian food aisle), or substitute dry bread crumbs)
• 1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Cooking spray

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 425*F.
2. Place salmon fillets on a non-sticking baking sheet. Brush juice on salmon.
3. Mix panko, coconut, salt and pepper in shallow bowl. Dredge each fillet in mixture and return to baking pan. Spread leftover crumbs on top of each fillet and coat with cooking spray.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes. If desired, put under broiler until crust is golden brown.

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• I have made this using regular bread crumbs when out of panko. IMO, the panko is a must. Regular bread crumbs just aren't the same.
• I cut the skin off the fish to cut down on the fishy taste and allow the lime juice and other flavors seep in better.
• I use lime juice, not lemon juice.
• The dredging never works well for me. I end up spooning nearly all the coconut/crumb mix onto the fillets.
• I cover the fillets while baking to avoid burning the crust.
• I followed the reviewer modification:
  • mix 2TBSP melted butter with 1TBSP brown sugar
  • Uncover fish and spooned equal amounts of sugar/butter mix onto the fillets
  • Place in broiler to brown crust. WATCH the fish if you place in broiler. It will not take long to brown the crust; the first time I made this, I CHARRED the crap out of the coconut. I left the oven on 425 and "baked" the fish for a couple minutes in the broiler.

Beckyrs

You are killing me here! I am still dying to try the Salmon and Cheese!

morgan

That looks really good. I am going to have to find some panko...