Baked Salmon with Buttered Vegetables

I made this for Darwin's lunch tomorrow. I wanted to make up to him for the lousy lunch he had to bring this morning. That's a different story. Anyway, I saw this recipe from pinoycook.net as mentioned above and I almost drool when I saw the picture of that baked salmon from Conti's they posted there. God, I miss dining in Conti's with my deary sister Aimee! =(

I hope Darwin will like my version of this. Verdict to be posted tomorrow night! =)




Source: pinoycook.net

• day-old pan de sal, finely chopped to make coarse bread crumbs (i used japanese bread crumbs since pan de sals are not available here in SG))
  
• 1/4 c. of butter
• 500 g. of salmon fillet
• salt
• pepper
• 3 c. of frozen mixed carrots, peas and corn, thawed
• 1 c. of grated cheese
  

1 Preheat the oven to 400^oF.
2 Melt half of the butter in a pan. Add the bread crumbs and fry gently, stirring, just until lightly browned. Transfer to a plate.
3 Melt the remaining butter in the pan. Gently place the salmon fillet in the pan and cook one side only for about four minutes or just until the lower half of the fillet turns opaque. Transfer the salmon to a baking tray.
4 In the remaining butter, pan fry the vegetables for about a minute. Arrange the vegetables around the salmon fillet in the baking tray.
5 Sprinkle the fish and vegetables with salt and pepper. Cover the fish with the grated cheese. Top with the bread crumbs. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes.
6 Allow the fish to rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.