Easy Salmon Recipe Lemon Butter Sauce

Name: Easy Salmon Recipe Lemon Butter Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 skinless salmon fillets; 2 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed, divided); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp garlic (minced ); 2 tbsp dry white wine (optional - can sub with 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard); 1/4 tsp salt (to season); 1/4 tsp cracked pepper (to season); 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 2 tsp garlic (minced ); 2 tbsp dry white wine (can sub with 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard); 1/2 cup cream (heavy, whipping or thickened); 1–2 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed ); 1 tbsp fresh parsley ( chopped, divided)

By Karina Carrel · CafedelitesPublic

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Tender Baked Salmon with a silky smooth Lemon Butter Cream Sauce is a quick and easy dinner recipe! You will be drinking the sauce straight out of the pan, it is so good! A salmon recipe perfect for busy weeknights when you don't have time to cook.

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 25 min
Servings: 4

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Ingredients

For 4 people

Cooking for

4skinless salmon fillets
2 tbsplemon juice (freshly squeezed, divided)
1 tbspolive oil
1 tbspgarlic (minced )
2 tbspdry white wine (optional - can sub with 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard)
0.25 tspsalt (to season)
0.25 tspcracked pepper (to season)
0.25 cupunsalted butter
2 tspgarlic (minced )
2 tbspdry white wine (can sub with 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard)
0.5 cupcream (heavy, whipping or thickened)
1–2 tbsplemon juice (freshly squeezed )
1 tbspfresh parsley ( chopped, divided)

Steps

1
Heat oven to 220°C (220°C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
2
Pat the salmon dry with a paper towel. Combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and wine together in a small bowl. Rub salmon with the mixture and arrange in baking dish. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper.
3
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until salmon is opaque throughout.
4
While salmon is baking, melt butter in a small pot over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant (30 seconds).
5
Pour in the wine and let cook for 2-3 minutes until just starting to reduce. Add in cream and cook until sauce thickens slightly.
6
Take off the heat and stir through lemon juice and parsley.
7
Pour the sauce over the cooked salmon in the dish to mix through the natural pan juices released from the salmon while baking.
8
Serve and enjoy!

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Per portion

Calories: ~37.9 kcal
Protein: ~1.3 g
Fat: ~19.9 g
Carbs: ~3.6 g
Fiber: ~0.2 g
Sodium: ~162.4 mg

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