Serves 6
Notes
Mustard is such a great companion to cooked salmon; it adds a lot of flavor and cuts the -fish–oil taste, especially with a little lemon juice and some good dry white wine added to it.
Ingredients
- Six -6--ounce skinless salmon fillets
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons -extra--virgin olive oil
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
Directions
Season the salmon with ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Heat a large nonstick skillet over -medium–high heat. Add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the salmon, and sear on both sides, about 2 minutes per side, but don’t worry about cooking the fish all the way through at this point. Remove the salmon to a plate, pour out the oil, and wipe the skillet clean.
Return the skillet to -medium–high heat, and add the butter. When the butter is melted, add the lemon juice and white wine. Bring to a boil, and whisk in the mustard. Lower the flame and let the sauce reduce by a quarter, about 3 minutes; then add the heavy cream and the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt. Slide the salmon back into the sauce. Simmer until the salmon is cooked through, about 3 minutes. Whisk the parsley into the sauce and serve.
