5 from 9 votes
Lemon Tarragon Salmon with Quick Béarnaise
With layers of lemon and tarragon flavor, Lemon Tarragon Salmon with Quick Béarnaise tops a flavorful fish with a rich, easy sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
504 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
Béarnaise:
- 8 Tablespoons butter or margarine, 1 stick, divided
- 1 Tablespoon shallot minced
- 1 egg large, yolk
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon tarragon chopped, fresh
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Salmon:
- 24 ounces salmon fillet 4 6-ounce fillets, boneless
- salt pepper
Salmon Topping:
- 1 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon tarragon chopped, fresh
- 1 Tablespoon parsley chopped, fresh
- lemon zest from 1
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray baking pan with non-stick spray. Place salmon fillets, skin side down, in a lidded baking dish. Season with salt and pepper. Mix marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Brush evenly over salmon fillets.
- Bake salmon until just opaque in center, about 15 minutes, depending on thickness.
- While the salmon is baking, make the Bearnaise. Melt one Tablespoon butter in a small saucepan. Sautee minced shallot until just tender. Add remaining butter and heat until melted and just warm. Combine all ingredients in a jar that is just wide enough to hold an immersion blender head. Blend until thickened.
- Serve warm with Bernaise sauce
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Nutrition Information
Calories
504kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
38g
(58%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
202mg
(67%)
Sodium
261mg
(11%)
Potassium
977mg
(21%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
1065IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 504
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 504kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 202mg | 67% |
| Sodium | 261mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 977mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 1065IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.