Baked Salmon With Lemon Butter Cream Sauce
Overview
Prep Time: 10 min • Cook Time: 15 min
Total Time: 25 min
Makes 4 servings
This baked salmon is perfect fusion of tender salmon, velvety creaminess, and refreshing lemon tang. The lemon butter cream sauce is so quick and easy to cook, making it a great way to elevate your salmon! Pair it with any veggie or rice and it makes a wonderful meal.
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what you’ll need:
For the Salmon glaze
Salmon pieces x 4
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tbs olive oil
1 tbs minced garlic
1 heaping tbs Dijon mustard
Salt & pepper
For the lemon butter cream sauce
5 tbs salted butter
1 tbs minced garlic
1/2 cup half and half
Juice of 1/2 lemon
freshly ground pepper to taste
Toppings
Freshly chopped parsley
freshly ground pepper
Instructions:
Start off by preheating your oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
In a mixing bowl add in the juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tbs minced garlic, 1 heaping tbs of dijon mustard, and 1 tbs olive oil then mix well. Place your salmon on a cutting board and pour glaze evenly over the top of the salmon. Using a brush, evenly spread the glaze until the salmon is fully covered. Season the salmon with salt & pepper and set aside.
Preheat a oven safe pan on medium high heat. Once hot add the salmon to the pan and sear skin side down for about 2 minutes. You’ll then move the pan into the oven to finish cooking for about 9-12 minutes (depending on the thickness of the salmon, less time if it’s thin, longer if they are thicker)
While your salmon is in the oven make the lemon butter cream sauce. To a small pot melt 5 tbs of butter on low. Once melted add in 1 tbs of garlic and saute for about 1 minute until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Make sure not to burn the garlic! Finally, add in 1/2 cup of half and half. Stir constantly until the sauce comes to a boil. Once at a boil remove from the heat and add in the juice of 1/2 lemon and some freshly cracked pepper. Mix well.
Once the salmon is out of the oven pour the lemon butter cream sauce all over the salmon and top with freshly chopped parsley as well as some more freshly ground pepper. Serve with your favorite vegetable of choice or with some rice and enjoy!