Salmon Fillets On A Bed Of Spinach With Tarragon Sauce Recipes

SALMON WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt 2 T. of the butter in a roasting pan large enough to hold the fish.
• Put the fish in the butter and turn to coat. Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake 20 minutes, turning once.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan, combine wine, tarragon, and mustard and bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and swirl in the 2 T. remaining butter until melted.
• Divide fish into 4 servings and top with the sauce.

SALMON FILLETS ON A BED OF SPINACH WITH TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas 6. Heat a large frying pan and add the oil and half the butter. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and fry, skin side down, over a high heat for about 2 minutes until golden brown and crisp. Carefully turn over and fry for about another minute until lightly browned and sealed. Depending on the size of your pan, you may need to fry the salmon in batches. Transfer the fillets to a baking tray, laying them skin side down, and pour over any oily juices from the frying pan. Slide the tray into the oven and roast for about 8 minutes or until just cooked through. To make the sauce, pour the wine into a wide, shallow saucepan, bring to the boil and allow to bubble over a high heat to reduce by half. Add the cream and reduce further, stirring until slightly thickened, then add the lemon juice, sugar and tarragon and season with salt and pepper. Put half the spinach into a colander, pour over enough boiling water to wilt it, then refresh in cold water, drain and squeeze out any liquid. Set aside and then repeat with the remaining spinach. It may seem like a lot of spinach, but don't worry - it wilts down to become more manageable once cooked. Wipe out the frying pan and place back on the hob over a high heat, add the remaining butter and fry the spinach, stirring, for 1 minute, then season with salt and pepper. Remove the skin from each salmon fillet. Spoon a pile of spinach on to each plate, sit a piece of salmon on top, pour over some of the sauce and serve hot. Although some preparation can be done in advance, this dish is best made and served immediately. The spinach can be cooked 1-2 hours before, and then fried to heat through before serving. The sauce can be made ahead of time, and kept refrigerated, then reheated over a gentle heat on the hob.

POACHED SALMON II

Steps:

• Heat wine and water over medium high heat in a large non-stick skillet for 5 minutes.
• Slide salmon pieces into poaching liquid and dot with butter. Sprinkle with dried parsley, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat to medium and poach until salmon flesh is firm, about 10 to 15 minutes.

GRILLED SALMON ON SPINACH

Steps:

• Wash the spinach and remove tough stems.
• Place in pot with garlic and tarragon and cover. Cook over medium heat until spinach is wilted. Drain, arrange and keep warm in a serving dish large enough to hold salmon.
• Grill salmon on both sides, following the 10-minute rule of cooking 10 minutes to the inch of salmon measured at its thickest point. Transfer the salmon to the spinach bed and serve.

SEARED SALMON ON BABY SPINACH

Steps:

• Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon; sauté until just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate.
• Melt 1/2 tablespoon butter in same skillet. Add half of shallots and half of tarragon; sauté 30 seconds. Increase heat to high; add half of spinach and toss 30 seconds. Add remaining spinach; toss until wilted. Divide between plates.
• Melt remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining shallots and tarragon; sauté 30 seconds. Add wine and cream and boil until sauce is thick enough to coat spoon, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Return salmon to skillet; simmer 1 minute. Arrange salmon with sauce atop spinach.

SEARED SALMON ON BABY SPINACH

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt and pepper on salmon.
• Melt 1 T butter in medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• (If you use a large skillet, you'll need to use more butter. For a better finished result, medium is preferred.) Add salmon; saute' until just opaque in the center, about four minutes per side if thick.
• Transfer salmon to a plate.
• Melt 1/2 T butter in same skillet.
• Add 1/2 the shallots and half the tarragon; saute' 30 seconds.
• Increase the heat to high; add half the spinach and toss 30 seconds.
• Add remaining spinach and toss until wilted.
• Divide the spinach between two plates.
• Melt remaining 1/2 T butter in same skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add remaining shallots and tarragon; saute' 30 seconds.
• Add wine first and then cream and boil until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon, about 3 minutes (or less if using larger skillet).
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Return salmon to skillet; simmer 1 minute.
• Arrange salmon with sauce atop spinach.
• Serves two; can be doubled.

SALMON FILLETS WITH SPINACH FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 9x11-inch baking pan with foil.
• Press as much liquid from the thawed spinach as possible using clean dish towels or paper towels and place in a medium mixing bowl.
• Melt butter in a small, nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms and onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions begin to turn clear, about 4 minutes. Add cooked mushrooms and onions to spinach with Parmesan cheese, garden vegetable cream cheese, and garlic powder. Stir until well combined and add kosher salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Combine olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl.
• Pat salmon fillets dry and brush both sides with the combined olive oil and lemon juice. Place fillets in the foil-lined pan and sprinkle with ground sea salt. Divide spinach mixture evenly between the two fillets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the salmon flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 19 minutes. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley.

SALMON WITH SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine spinach, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and garlic salt; cover and refrigerate until serving., Place trivet insert and 1 cup water in a 3- or 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Place salmon on trivet; sprinkle with lemon pepper and top with lemon slices. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 3 minutes. Quick-release pressure. A thermometer inserted in fish should read at least 145°., Discard lemon slices. Serve salmon with spinach sauce.

GRILLED SALMON FILLETS WITH A LEMON, TARRAGON, AND GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for high heat.
• Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
• Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper; set aside.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Cook the salmon on the grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 10 minutes. Place on a serving plate and top with the prepared sauce.