Dinner for 4

Baked Salmon Cream Sauce

Name: Baked Salmon Cream Sauce
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 1/2 lb salmon fillet; salt and black pepper to taste (optional); 1 tbsp olive oil for drizzling salmon (optional); 1 tbsp parsley (optional); 1 small onion or 2 medium shallots; 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup dry white wine; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup 8 tbsp cold unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces

$28.73for 424 minServes 4

Salmon bakes while onion, lemon juice, wine, cream, and butter simmer into a smooth sauce.

Baked Salmon Cream Sauce with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Salmon fillets, 2.5 lb$9.99/lb typical	2.5 lb	$24.98Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
	Leeks and shallots, 0.1 lb$3.49/lb typical	0.1 lb	$0.41Typical price
	Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical	2 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$28.73

Swaps

Swap salmon fillets for white fish (tilapiaabout $3.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oilWine, beer and spirits

Not included in the cost.

24 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

French High-protein Family Dinners

Typical price

$7.18 per serving$28.73 for 4

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Ingredients

2 1/2 lb salmon fillet
salt and black pepper to taste (optional)
1 tbsp olive oil for drizzling salmon (optional)
1 tbsp parsley (optional)
1 small onion or 2 medium shallots
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup 8 tbsp cold unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and place the salmon in a lightly oiled 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Season the salmon with salt and pepper, then bake for 14 to 16 minutes until it reaches 145 F.
Simmer the onion, lemon juice, and white wine in a medium saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Stir in the cream and simmer for 2 minutes.
Whisk in the cold butter pieces one at a time until the sauce is smooth.
Pour the lemon cream sauce over the cooked salmon.

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