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Marinated Salmon with Lemon Tarragon Sauce

Marinated Salmon with Lemon Tarragon Sauce

YIELD Makes 4 servings
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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:

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.
Combine sour cream, milk, green onions, tarragon and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in small bowl; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until ready to serve.
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.

This recipe appears in: Fish

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

DIETARY EXCHANGE:

Fat	3
Meat	3