Description
Baked Salmon with Lemon Butter Cream Sauce is one of the quickest and tastiest salmon recipes. It is a one skillet dish that comes together in 20 minutes.
Ingredients
FOR THE SALMON
- Salmon fillets ( skinless) - 5, about 150 g/ 5 oz each
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice- 2 tablespoons
- Olive oil- 1 tablespoon
- Garlic cloves (minced)- 1
- Old style Dijon mustard- 2 tablespoons
- Ground black pepper- 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt, to taste
LEMON BUTTER GARLIC SAUCE
- Unsalted butter- 1/4 cup
- Garlic cloves (minced)-1 1/2 tablespoons
- Heavy cream or half and half- 1/2 cup
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice- 1-2 tablespoons, optional
- Parsley ( finely chopped)- 1 tablespoon
- Ground black pepper- 1/2 teaspoon
- Lemon slices, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425°F /220°C with the rack in the center.
- In a medium bowl combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and Dijon mustard. Mix well.
- Place salmon fillets into the skillet, pour the mixture over salmon fillets and rub. Season with ground black pepper and salt. Bake for 10-15 minutes in the preheated oven.
- In the meantime, melt butter in a medium saucepan over low-medium heat. Add the minced garlic and saute until fragrant, about 20 seconds.
- Pour in heavy cream and bring to a boil. The sauce should thicken a little bit.
- Take off the heat and stir in lemon juice if using. Garnish with parsley and season with black pepper and salt to your liking.
- Pour the sauce over the baked salmon and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve with mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, scalloped potatoes, roasted asparagus or over homemade pasta.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Salmon recipes
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 261 kcal
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 72 mg