Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce
Elegant, simple and delicious, this salmon with a zesty lemon butter sauce if a perfect fancy meal that is easy to make.
Ingredients
For the salmon
- 1 lb. Sockeye salmon Cut into 4 fillets
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper or to taste
For the Lemon Butter Sauce
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic grated or minced
- ⅓ cup vegetable broth
- 2 lemons divided, one for zest and juice and another one for serving.
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cut into cubes
- salt to taste
Instructions
Bake the salmon
- Preheat oven to 330F, with a baking rack placed in the center.
- Place the salmon skin side down in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Season with salt and pepper.1 lb. Sockeye salmon, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Bake at 330F for about 12-15 minutes.
Make the Lemon Butter sauce
- Add the olive oil to a medium skillet over medium heat.1 teaspoon olive oil
- Add the minced garlic and cook for 30-45 seconds or until the garlic is lightly fragrant.2 cloves garlic
- Add the broth to stop the garlic from cooking.⅓ cup vegetable broth
- Add the lemon zest from 1 lemon and let the mixture reduce for about 3 minutes.2 lemons
- Remove from the heat add the butter a few cubes at a time whisking constantly until they are fully incorporated.7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Add the juice of half a lemon and garnish with parsley. Taste and adjust the salt as needed.1 tablespoon parsley, salt to taste
- Remove the salmon from the oven and place on serving platter. Drizzle with the lemon sauce. Leave some extra sauce to drizzle over the pasta if serving with it.
Nutrition
Calories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 23gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 714mgPotassium: 648mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 796IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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