Baked Salmon With Tarragon And Bacon Recipes

BAKED SALMON WITH TARRAGON AND BACON

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Butter (or spray with non-stick spray) one side of a large sheet of aluminum foil (double the size needed to hold the salmon fillets in one layer); place in a baking dish (butter side up) large enough to hold the salmon (again, in one layer).
• Fry the finely chopped onion in butter in a frypan until soft and golden but not brown.
• Add the bacon and tarragon and cook for another two minutes.
• Stir in the lemon juice and remove from heat.
• Place the salmon fillets on the foil in the baking dish.
• Cover each fillet with some of the onion/bacon mixture and drizzle any pan juices over as well.
• Fold the foil over the fish and seal to make a parcel.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
• May be served with a dollops of thick cream or creme fraiche (but I personally don't think it needs it!).

BAKED SALMON WITH TARRAGON, BACON AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 400°F Fry the finely chopped onion in butter in a pan until soft and golden (but not burnt).
• Add the bacon and tarragon and cook for another two minutes; then stir in the lemon juice.
• Place a large piece of buttered kitchen foil in an ovenproof dish, place the salmon fillets on this and cover with the onion and bacon mixture. Fold over the foil and seal to make a parcel. Bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Serve with a teaspoonful of heavy cream or creme fraiche and fresh vegetables.

BACON-WRAPPED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet liberally with olive oil.
• Place the salmon fillets onto the baking sheet skin-side-down. Sprinkle the fillets with garlic powder, dill, salt, and pepper. Lay the bacon strips over the fillets to cover completely. Do not overlap the bacon strips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the salmon is no longer translucent in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn the oven on to broil and cook until the bacon has crisped, 1 to 2 minutes.

TARRAGON SALMON STEAKS

Steps:

• Place salmon steaks in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with butter and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the tarragon, parsley, salt and pepper. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

BAKED MUSTARD-CRUSTED SALMON WITH ASPARAGUS AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss asparagus with 2 Tbsp. oil, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper on prepared sheet, then arrange in a single layer on one half of baking sheet. Bake asparagus 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spread each salmon fillet with 2 tsp. mustard. Sprinkle fillets with 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper total. Toss panko with remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in a small bowl. Sprinkle panko mixture evenly onto salmon fillets, then dust with smoked paprika.
• After asparagus has baked for 5 minutes, remove baking sheet from oven. Place prepared salmon fillets skin side down on empty half of baking sheet. Return to oven and bake until salmon is firm but still pink in the center and asparagus is tender, 14-16 minutes more for medium rare salmon. Divide salmon and asparagus among four plates and top with tarragon.

OVEN-ROASTED SALMON WITH TARRAGON TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Remove salmon skin and any pin bones; pat dry. Rub both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on the baking skeet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until the thickest part is still translucent and an instant-read thermometer reads at least 125 degrees F (52 degrees C), about 15 minutes; salmon will continue to cook once out of the oven.
• While salmon is roasting, prepare tartar sauce: combine mayonnaise, sour cream, tarragon, relish, capers, shallot, white wine vinegar, lemon zest, Dijon, sugar, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, and pepper in a bowl; mix until blended. Chill to blend flavors until salmon is ready.
• Remove salmon from the oven. Transfer to a platter and garnish with lemon slices and tarragon. Serve with tartar sauce.

SALMON WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Place salmon in a greased 2-qt. microwave-safe dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour wine over top. Cover and microwave on high for 4-6 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove salmon and keep warm., Add butter and onion to the pan juices; cover and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, mustard and tarragon until blended; gradually stir in milk. Cook, uncovered for 1-2 minutes or until thickened; stirring every 30 seconds. Serve with salmon.