Seared Salmon With Creamy Leek Sauce Recipes

SEARED SALMON WITH CREAMY LEEK SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium skillet set over medium-low heat. Add leeks; simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add wine, and simmer until leeks are very tender, about 4 minutes. Add cream and 2 tablespoons chives; return to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Reserve half; transfer remaining mixture to jar of blender. Add chicken broth, and puree until leek sauce is smooth.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Season fillets with salt and pepper; place in pan skin side down. Cook until skin side is well browned, about 5 minutes. Turn over, and saute just until fish is cooked through, 3 to 6 minutes more; it should still be slightly pink in the center. Transfer to a platter.
• Serve salmon with leek sauce. Garnish with reserved leek mixture, remaining chives, arugula, and lemon wedges.

SUGAR-SEARED SALMON WITH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and next 3 ingredients in bowl. Brush salmon with water to moisten. Sprinkle salmon on both sides with all of sugar mixture. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon and cook until crusty on outside and just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer salmon to plates. Add clam juice and cream to skillet. Boil until sauce thickens enough to coat spoon, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes. Spoon sauce over salmon. Sprinkle with green onions and serve.

POACHED SALMON WITH SAUTEED LEEKS AND LEEK-CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of leeks and saute the rest with butter and oil on low heat until cooked. Do not brown. Saute for about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• In non-reactive pan, combine white wine and reserved leeks and cook until only two tablespoons remain. Add cream and reduce until it reaches sauce consistency. Season with salt and white pepper. Pass through strainer and keep warm.
• Prepare the court-bouillon by filling a stock pot with about 5 inches of cold water. Add onions, celery, parsley, thyme, bay leaves and one tablespoon of salt. Boil for 15 minutes.
• Make six thick scaloppines of salmon. (You can omit this step and slice the salmon into six filets. If so, skip next step and double cooking time.) Roll each scaloppine into shape of cone and fasten with toothpicks. Reduce heat of court bouillon to almost boiling. Carefully submerge fish in water and cook about 2 minutes. Make sure insides are pink.
• Make mountain of sauteed leeks in center of plate. Place fish cones (or filets) on top of mountain and spoon the sauce on it and around plate.

CREAMY SALMON, LEEK & POTATO TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bring a medium pan of water to the boil. Add the potatoes and cook for 8 mins. Drain and leave to steam-dry in a colander for a few minutes. Toss the potatoes with ½ of the oil and plenty of seasoning in a baking tray. Put in the oven for 20 mins, tossing halfway through the cooking time.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the leek and fry for 5 mins, or until beginning to soften. Stir through the garlic for 1 min, then add the cream, capers and 75ml hot water, then bring to the boil. Stir through the chives.
• Heat the grill to high. Pour the creamy leek mixture over the potatoes, then sit the salmon fillets on top. Grill for 7-8 mins, or until just cooked through. Serve topped with extra chives and capers and a salad on the side, if you like.

PAN-SEARED SALMON WITH CREAMY AVOCADO SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, cream, avocado, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in an electric blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
• Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper on both sides. Coat the bottom of a skillet with olive oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add salmon once oil is hot and sear, 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and sear for 5 to 6 minutes more.
• Transfer salmon to a plate and top with creamy avocado sauce. Sprinkle with basil and serve immediately with a lemon wedge.

SUPER HERBED SAUTéED SALMON WITH CREAMY LEEKS AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat a large skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon of the EVOO, once around the pan. Add the chopped bacon and cook, stirring every now and then, until crisp, about 2 to 3 minutes. While the bacon is getting crisp, get the leeks ready.
• To clean the leeks, cut each in half lengthwise, then thinly slice each half into half moons. Fill a large bowl with cold water, transfer the sliced leeks to the water, swish and swoosh the leeks around in the water, and then let them sit without messing with them for a minute. Using your hands, skim the leeks from the water without disturbing the grunge that has settled to the bottom. Drain the leeks thoroughly, feeling them for grit. If you feel some, repeat the cleaning process with a clean bowl of water. Don't forget to thoroughly wipe off your cutting board after chopping the leeks, otherwise the next thing you chop on the board will have sand and grit in it.
• Once the bacon is crisp, remove it from the skillet to a paper-towel-lined plate and reserve. Don't wipe the skillet out there is lots of bacon flavor in there. Return the skillet to the stove top over medium heat and add the leeks, half the garlic, the thyme, red pepper flakes salt, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add the white wine and cook for 1 minute, then add the chicken stock and half-and-half or heavy cream. Bring the mixture up to a simmer, then turn down the heat to medium low. Simmer the mixture for about 10 to 12 minutes, until tender and creamy.
• While the leeks are cooking, start the salmon. Season the salmon on all sides with some salt and pepper. On a plate, combine the parsley, dill, the remaining garlic, and the lemon zest. Gently press one side of each salmon fillet into the herb mixture. Preheat a medium or large nonstick skillet over medium heat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO. Once the oil is hot, add the salmon fillets herb side down. Cook the salmon about 2 to 3 minutes on the herb side, then turn the heat up to medium high, flip the salmon, and continue to cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until cooked through.
• Add the reserved crispy bacon to the leeks and stir to combine. Divide the leeks among 4 serving plates. Top each pile of leeks with a portion of the salmon. Cut the lemon into wedges and squeeze the juice over the fish. Serve with some crusty bread on the side.