Poached Salmon in Lemon Butter Sauce with Sauteed Winter Vegetables

I had every intention of making tonight's dinner SUPER healthy - even going so far as to tweet my intentions of poached salmon and salad as this evening's culinary fare.

But as the day went on and my stressful life kept on keepin on, the thought of butter in my poaching liquid began to intrude on my otherwise pristine sodium and fat free thoughts.

Determined to take the dog for an extra half hour walk/jog after dinner, I decided to to let the good times roll and came up with a recipe for poached salmon that was just delicious. The butter sauce was infused with white wine, lemon, fresh garlic, and tarragon and it gave the salmon the most beautiful depth of flavour in a short period of time.

As delicious as it all turned out, this was also an incredibly straight forward and easy meal to put together.

In total, it only took about 30 minutes to put together from start to finish.

I served it with fluffy horseradish mashed potatoes whisked with fresh chives and a medley of sauteed winter vegetables.

Butter notwithstanding, I cook with salmon a lot and usually try to serve it once or twice a week - not only because I love it, but because the health benefits are beyond compelling.

Loaded with omega 3 fatty acids, eating salmon on a regular basis is linked to increased heart health, lower blood pressure, luminous skin. and better vision.

If you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal that is full of flavour, I hope you'll consider trying this one.

Poached Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce
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Ingredients

• 4 salmon filets
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp white wine
• The zest and juice of one whole lemon
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 tsp tarragon
• sea salt and fresh crack black pepper

Directions

1. Sprinkle salmon filets with salt and pepper, set aside
2. In a large, heavy bottomed skillet, bring all ingredients to a gentle simmer but do not boil.
3. Add the salmon to the pan skin side down and continue to simmer for five minutes. Turn salmon and simmer for 3- 5 minutes more until fish is opaque and internal temperature reaches 160 f. Remove the skin from your salmon at this point if you wish.
4. Serve with sauce spooned over and sprinkle with fresh parsley.

Author:

Lyndsay Wells is a professional trainer, writer, and program developer with a passion for food and cooking. She is an award winning recipe developer, and a website ambassador for Kraft Foods Canada. Lyndsay believes cooking should be approachable and easy and has great tips and ideas for putting together sophisticated looking dishes that cooks of all levels can accomplish.

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