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Salmon With Lemon Sauce

This salmon with lemon sauce recipe is delicious: the creamy lemony sauce is the perfect pair for the salmon. Loved even by my picky kids

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 6 skin-on salmon fillets 6 to 8 oz each
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (¼ stick )
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 lemon grated zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • Place the salmon on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Bake until just opaque in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • While the salmon is baking, melt the butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir until it becomes a smooth paste. Add the milk, whisking constantly, and cook over medium heat until the sauce begin to boil and thicken. Simmer over low heat, whisking constantly, for 5 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream, lemon zest and juice, dill, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat.
  • Transfer the salmon to a serving platter and pour the sauce over it to serve.
  • Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • Place the salmon on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Bake until just opaque in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • While the salmon is baking, melt the butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the flour and stir until it becomes a smooth paste. Add the milk, whisking constantly, and cook over medium heat until the sauce begin to boil and thicken. Simmer over low heat, whisking constantly, for 5 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream, lemon zest and juice, dill, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat.
  • Transfer the salmon to a serving platter and pour the sauce over it to serve.