Description
Baked Salmon with Lemon Butter Cream Sauce is a delightful dish featuring succulent salmon fillets baked to perfection and drizzled with a rich lemon butter cream sauce infused with garlic. Perfect for any occasion, this recipe brings restaurant-quality flavors to your home.
Ingredients
Salmon:
- 5 skinless salmon fillets (about 5 oz each)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Lemon Butter Cream Sauce:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons old-style Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Salt (to taste)
- Optional: 1-2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon parsley (finely chopped)
- Lemon slices for serving
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Marinate Salmon: In a bowl, mix lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic, and Dijon mustard. Marinate salmon fillets for at least 15 minutes.
- Bake Salmon: Place the marinated salmon on a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, and bake for 10-15 minutes until flaky.
- Prepare Sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, sauté minced garlic, add heavy cream, thicken slightly, then remove from heat.
- Finish Sauce: Stir in optional lemon juice, garnish with parsley.
- Serve: Pour sauce over baked salmon and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet (150g)
- Calories: 445
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 121mg
