Thyme Encrusted Salmon with Blackberry Gastrique
User Reviews
4.5
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
55 mins
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Servings
4 Servings
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Calories
401 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
French
Thyme Encrusted Salmon with Blackberry Gastrique
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This thyme encrusted salmon with blackberry gastrique is impressive enough for entertaining, but surprisingly easy to make.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 large shallot minced
- ¼ cup dry red wine
- salt and pepper
- 4 fresh salmon fillets 1 ½- 2 pounds total, skinned
- ⅓ cup fresh thyme leaves plus a few sprigs for garnish
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- In a food processor or blender, puree 1¾ cups of the berries, reserving the remaining ¼ cup to use as a garnish. Pour through a fine strainer into a bowl; discard seeds.
- To prepare gastrique: In a 1- to 2-quart pan, mix sugar with ¼ cup water; cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat until reduced to a thick caramel-colored syrup, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat; carefully add vinegar.
- Return to low heat and stir until caramel is dissolved. Remove from pan and set aside. Rinse pan.
- In the same pan, melt butter over medium-high heat; add shallot and cook, stirring often, until just golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and cook, uncovered, until most of the liquid evaporates (watch carefully), about 5 minutes.
- Add berry puree and cook, uncovered, until reduced by half, about 6 minutes. Add the gastrique to pan. Add salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
- Rinse fish; pat dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Mix thyme and cloves; spread on a large plate. Set fillets on thyme mixture; press to adhere and let stand a few minutes. Turn over; repeat to coat all sides.
- Add oil to a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over high heat. When pan is hot, cook fish until lightly brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side; transfer to oven in same pan if handle is ovenproof (or transfer fillets to a baking pan).
- Bake fish in a 375 degrees oven until fish is barely opaque in thickest part, 4 to 6 minutes. Spoon 2 tablespoons of sauce onto each of 4 heated plates; place a fillet on top. Place whole berries on top of and around fillet. Garnish with thyme sprigs.
Notes
- From the kitchen of The Fromagette. Adapted from Sunset Magazine.
- From the kitchen of The Fromagette. Adapted from Sunset Magazine.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
401kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
101mg
(34%)
Sodium
104mg
(4%)
Potassium
994mg
(28%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
490IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
21.6mg
(24%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
2.6mg
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 401kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 101mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 104mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 994mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 490IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 21.6mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.6mg | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.5
6 reviews
Excellent
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