Marinated Salmon with Lemon Tarragon Sauce
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Marinated Salmon with Lemon Tarragon Sauce
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
1/4
cup lemon juice
1/4
cup olive oil
2
cloves garlic, crushed
3/4
teaspoon salt, divided
1/4
teaspoon black pepper
1
pound fresh 1-inch thick salmon fillet
2/3
cup sour cream
1/4
cup milk
1/4
cup minced green onions
1
teaspoon dried tarragon leaves or 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon leaves
Preparation:
1.
Combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper in shallow, nonreactive 11X7-inch baking dish. Mix well. Add salmon; turn twice to coat with marinade. With salmon skin-side up in baking dish, cover tightly; refrigerate 2 hours.
2.
Combine sour cream, milk, green onions, tarragon and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
3.
Cut salmon into 4 pieces. Preheat grill or broiler. If grilling, cook over medium-hot coals 5 minutes per side or until fish begins to flake when tested with fork. If broiling, place skin side down on broiling pan. Cook 6 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes or until fish just begins to flake when tested with fork. Serve hot with chilled sauce over each piece.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1/4 of total recipe | |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 71 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Total Fat | 20 g |
| Calories from Fat | 62 % |
| Calories | 294 |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Sodium | 253 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 3 |
| Meat | 3 |
This recipe appears in: Fish