Oven-baked salmon with ginger and a crispy topping
A creamy and flavourful salmon dish with sambal oelek, garlic, ginger and a crispy topping. Perfect for an easy dinner where a few ingredients deliver plenty of flavour.
Oven-baked salmon is one of those dishes that feels both simple and a little extra delicious at the same time. The mild salmon gets plenty of character from sambal oelek, garlic and freshly grated ginger, while capers and crunchy croutons give the dish both depth and texture.
This recipe is perfect for weekdays when dinner should be easy but still full of flavour. The cooking cream brings everything together in a creamy sauce, and once the salmon is baking in the oven, the dish pretty much takes care of itself.
A 24 cm sauté pot is an ideal choice for this dish, as its higher sides provide plenty of room for both salmon and cream. When serving, a slotted turner is useful for lifting the salmon out neatly, and an oven glove is handy when taking the hot pot straight from oven to table.
Oven-baked salmon recipe
Serves: 4
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 800 g salmon fillet
- 1 tbsp. sambal oelek
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 3 tbsp. grated ginger
- 3 tbsp. capers
- 1 handful of croutons
- 4 dl cooking cream
- salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- Lightly grease a pan or pot and place the salmon fillet inside. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread the sambal oelek over the salmon.
- Thinly slice the garlic and spread it over the salmon along with the grated ginger and lightly crushed capers.
- Coarsely crush the croutons and sprinkle them over the salmon as a crispy topping.
- Pour the cooking cream around the salmon.
- Bake in the oven for approx. 20 minutes until the salmon is tender and cooked through.
- Serve the oven-baked salmon immediately with a nice salad on the side.
Tips for extra-delicious oven-baked salmon
For an even crispier topping, place the dish under the oven grill for a couple of minutes at the end. Keep a close eye on it so the croutons do not get too dark.
Let the salmon rest for 2-3 minutes after baking to allow the juices to settle, making the fish even juicier when served.
Serving
Serve the salmon while it is still hot and creamy, ideally with a fresh green salad to add a little crunch and balance to the dish. The mild cream sauce also goes well with boiled potatoes, rice or a piece of good bread.
To make the presentation a little extra inviting, top with a little freshly grated ginger or a few extra capers just before serving. This adds both more flavour and a more attractive presentation on the plate.
This dish shows how much you can achieve with a few ingredients and simple preparation. Oven-baked salmon with ginger and a crispy topping is therefore an ideal choice when you want to make something easy but still really tasty.
