Salmon with Almonds, Onions, and Toasted Bread Crumbs

People in the northern Italian province of Lombardy love to cook with onions, rendered until they’re sweet and tender. Bread crumbs are typical of a region that invented alia Milanese, the classic bread crumb crust. Combining them with toasted almonds adds extra crunch. Sage leaves appear in many traditional recipes; here I mixed them in with the onions, along with lemon zest, to brighten and lighten the mixture.

This dish is easy to prepare. As it can be assembled in a bakin