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Salmon in Mustard Sauce
Created by Mariah, Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Description This salmon recipe is so simple even an absolute beginner should be able to pull it off and surprise guests with flavors and a presentation as good as that from a professional chef.
Ingredients
At a glance
Cuisine
French
Special Diets
Meatless
Seasonal
Spring
Summer
Winter
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Easter
Serves
4
  • 1 lb salmon - one piece, fillets or steaks
  • coarse salt
  • 1 Tbs chopped herbs (parsley, chives, etc.)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1½ cups thick cream
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cube fish stock
  • 1 zucchini, cut in thin slices alongside
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and cut in thin strips
  • 1 lemon, quartered, for garnish
Methods/steps
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Cover an oven pan with coarse salt. place the salmon on top. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle the herbs on top. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes.
  3. heat the cream in a pan to the boiling point. Dissolve the fish stock cube in 1 Tbs water and add to the pan, together with the mustard. Season.
  4. Blanche the sliced zucchini for 1/2 to 1 minute, the carrot for 1 to 1½ minutes. Drain.
  5. Cut the salmon in four pieces, if necessary. Place 1 piece of salmon on each plate, pour a little mustard sauce around, some blanched carrot and zucchini on one side of the salmon and 1 quarter lemon on the other. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information:
coarse salt
 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   261.81  
Calories From Fat (52%)   135.47  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 14.83g   23%  
Saturated Fat 4.83g   24%  
Cholesterol 87.44mg   29%  
Sodium 544.21mg   23%  
Potassium 582.38mg   17%  
Carbohydrates 6.10g   2%  
Dietary Fiber 0.68g   3%  
Sugar 1.25g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 5.42g      
Protein 25.34g   51%  
Additional Tips

If you wish, add a little white wine to the sauce when incorporating fish stock and mustard.

Steamed potatoes or potato mash make great sides to this recipe.

Remember salmon is considered a healthy option because of its rich content in protein, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D.

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