Crab Topped Salmon

This crab topped salmon is such an indulgent, special meal! Roasted salmon is topped with a savory crab cake mixture. Delicious!

Recipe by How Sweet Eats on December 11, 2020

Prep time: PT25M

Cook time: PT25M

Total time: PT50M

Rating

4.98 stars (97 reviews)

Keywords

crab topped salmon

Ingredients

2 pounds salmon
6 tablespoons melted butter
1 pound lump crabmeat, (drained)
1 large egg, (lightly beaten)
⅓ cup breadcrumbs
¼ cup mayo
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, (plus more for topping)
2 tablespoons dijon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
parmesan roasted broccoli, (for serving)

Cuisine

American

Steps

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle the salmon with salt and pepper.
Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a 9x13 (or oval) baking dish. I do this by adding in 2 tablespoons of butter and sticking the dish in the warming oven for a few minutes.
Place the salmon in the dish, on top of the melted butter.
In a bowl, combine the lump crabmeat with the egg, the breadcrumbs, mayo, parsley, dijon, salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika. Add in the rest of the melted butter. Stir until everything is moistened and the mixture comes together, almost like crab cakes.
Scoop the crabmeat right on top of the salmon - I divide it evenly between pieces. There will be a lot of crab on top! This is good - it’s a healthy, indulgent dish.
Bake the salmon at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, until the crab meat is golden and the salmon is opaque and flakes with a fork.
Remove it from the oven and sprinkle with extra fresh parsley. Serve with parmesan roasted broccoli!

Reviews

Sherry Truckey on 2025-01-04 (5 stars):
Simple and Excellent! I had this for my birthday dinner. I prepped it in the morning so I could enjoy the rest of the day. At dinner time I slid it in the oven and voila. So delicious especially with the Parmesan broccoli.
Elizabeth on 2024-03-12 (5 stars):
I made this for company. It turned out great. They said it was the best salmon they ever tasted. I have to agree!! So easy yet looked and tasted so fancy!
maymay on 2023-05-02 (4 stars):
Delicious and easy to make as a massively depressed person who uses food to ease the pain
Molly on 2022-11-24 (4 stars):
I made this today for Thanksgiving dinner and everyone in my family LOVED it.
Danica Branch on 2022-08-22 (5 stars):
Has anyone tried doing this but with an air fryer? TYIA!
Mayang on 2021-08-31 (5 stars):
I’ve been making topping for salmon but thought I’d try this for a change. It was delicious. It tasted wonderful. Instead of regular mayo, I use KewPie mayonnaise, a Japanese mayonnaise. I paired it with cheddar bay biscuits (Red Lobster) and steamed veggies and it was the perfect meal for the entire family. I’m definitely keeping this recipe. Wish I could post a photo. But anyhow, thank you for sharing this recipe to us.
Marlene Deal on 2021-01-21 (5 stars):
This was really rich! I used a garlic clove instead of garlic powder. I also had to cook for 35 minutes because the salmon was thick.
Katie on 2020-12-25 (5 stars):
Omg we just had this for dinner and it was so.good. My son has an egg allergy so we used 2T aquafaba instead of the egg and it was perfect! (Also, my husband (who made the meal) said he misread the instructions and melted 4T butter into the pan and put none in the crab cake. But it worked!)
Brie on 2020-12-24 (5 stars):
This might be my favorite meal I’ve ever made, which is HUGE since I do a ton of cooking, especially these days! Made this for our Christmas Eve-Eve dinner last night (that’s a thing, right?!), just had leftovers for lunch and already can’t wait to eat it again. Thanks for sharing this fancy schmance recipe, Jessica - such a treat!!! Happy holidays to you and your fam!
Cindy on 2020-12-21 (5 stars):
My daughter-in-law's birthday is close to Christmas and this year is the big 3-0. She is a very sociable person and her had always envisioned celebrating her 30th with a big party with her friends and family. Of course this year because of covid 19 that was not possible. So I wanted to make it extra special for her. I found your recipe (she loves salmon) and she likes crab but is particular in how it is prepared. I saw the butter amont in this recipe and I thought, yep I am going to make this, haha! When I brought it out to the table I sat is down in front of her and my son. I got a WOW! Is that crabmeat on top? During dinner at one point, she looked at me and said, "this is the best salmon I have ever eaten." She is always honest and direct about what she likes and doesn't like (which I am glad for) so this was a high and joyful comment. Thank you so much for this recipe that got it for me!! I also tried the roasted brocolli which she also liked! Double thanks!
EAT CHIMAC on 2020-12-16 (5 stars):
This is the most amazing food I have ever had! https://eatchimac.com/