Salmon with Basil Sauce. Perfect Pairing: California lifestyle expert Susie Coelho recommends Meridian Pinot Noir for the Salmon with Basil Sauce. A hint of lemon means the recipe would work equally well with Meridian's Chardonnay. Transfer salmon to a plate and let cool slightly.
She makes a vibrant lemony basil sauce to spoon over the fish. While chef Renee Erickson of Boat Street Café in Seattle roasts salmon fillets, she prepares her vibrant basil sauce entirely in a blender—she even makes extra to drizzle over canned sardines for lunch the next day. Perfectly flavored salmon filet with fresh basil sauce served with mix lettuce salad. You can have Salmon with Basil Sauce using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Salmon with Basil Sauce
- You need 4 (6 ounce) of salmon fillets.
- Prepare of Olive oil.
- Prepare of Salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Prepare 1 cup of fresh basil.
- It's 1/2 cup of extra-virgin olive oil.
- You need 1 of garlic clove.
- It's 3 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- It's 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper.
Drizzle salmon with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lime juice might be more common in the Vietnamese-inspired sauce that accompanies this salmon, but lemon juice reinforces the flavor of the lemon grass. While cooking salmon, prepare hollandaise sauce according to package directions. Remove salmon to individual serving plates, spoon Hollandaise sauce over top and sprinkle with fresh basil, garnish with lemon wedges.
Salmon with Basil Sauce step by step
- Drizzle salmon with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Set aside 10 minutes to absorb flavor..
- Meanwhile, combine basil, 1/2 cup olive oil, and remaining ingredients in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, and set aside..
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté salmon 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until desired degree of doneness. Place on serving plates..
- In the warm skillet, heat reserved basil sauce, and pour over salmon..
Hot salmon is topped with an uncooked, refreshingly cool sauce made from basil, tomatoes, garlic pine nuts, and a dash of vinegar and oil. It is the perfect dish for a hot summer evening. I love how fast and easy it is to make. The sauce reminds me just a bit of a pesto sauce with fresh tomatoes added. Made with a delicious raspberry and basil sauce, this sweet and savory pan-seared salmon dish will always be a dinnertime favorite.