Coconut and oat crusted salmon nuggets

The humble oat is more versatile than you think! Nairn’s gluten free oats with desiccated coconut makes a deliciously crisp crumb for these salmon nuggets, perfect with a homemade sweet chilli mayonnaise dip.

Credited to: Nairn's

Kcal: 459.0

Serves 4
10 mins prep
15 mins cooking time

Ingredients

Ingredients
  • 450g /1lb salmon fillets, skinless and boneless
  • 80g / 3oz Nairn’s gluten free oat cakes or rough oat cakes
  • 60g /2oz desiccated coconut
  • 2 eggs, beaten lightly
  • Pinch of salt and black pepper
  • 40g / 1 ½ oz rice flour
Sweet chilli mayonnaise dip ingredients
  • 4tbsp organic mayonnaise
  • 2tbsp sweet Thai chilli sauce 

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6
  2. Pat the salmon dry and then cut into nugget size strips
  3. Place the oatcakes in a food processor and grind up to form fine crumbs. Mix with the coconut and place on a plate.  Place the flour on separate plate and season with salt and pepper
  4. Place the beaten eggs in a shallow bowl
  5. Toss the salmon strips in the flour then dip in the egg and roll in the coconut oat mixture.  Repeat with all the salmon strips.  The salmon can be covered and chilled at this point until needed
  6. Place the salmon strips on a baking parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and crisp
  7. Mix together the mayonnaise and sweet chilli sauce in a bowl.  Serve alongside the salmon nuggets.

Nutritional information per serving

Kcal
459
Fat
30.3g
Carbs
17.7g
Protein
28.1g
Saturated
11.2g
Sugars
2.2g