“Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce”

Do you love salmon and love fresh dill? I love salmon and I love dill. Bought beautiful salmon fillets today and came up with this recipe. Try Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce for an unbelievable satisfying meal. Super easy, quick and absolutely delicious. Fresh salmon fillets are lightly seasoned with salt and pepper then saute salmon in Olive oil on both sides. Remove salmon from skillet and set aside.

Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce

The sauce begins with sauteing shallot and garlic. The smell of the shallot and garlic cooking is heavenly. I love the smell and you know what you’re cooking is going to be insanely good. Next goes in seafood stock and cream. Once sauce has thickened, add salmon back to skillet, cover and cook 5 more minutes. Presenting Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce.

Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce

First, make this recipe in less than 45 minutes. Second, to save even more time, prep salmon, chop shallot, garlic, and dill the night before cooking. Thirdly, this leaves you time to cook a side dish such as steamed or sautéed veggies or tossed green salad. Early prep is always the perfect shortcut, leaving you time for yourself, family and whatever else needs to be done.

Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce

Always purchase the freshest salmon you can find whether wild caught or farm raised. Get to know your fish monger to get the best. My fish monger gave me really helpful advice about my fish allergy. I happen to be allergic to wild salmon so I purchase farm raised. Sounds crazy but is indeed true. He is a valuable person to know in all my seafood endeavors.

Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce

This is probably the shortest post I’ve written. Not much to say except I totally recommend you run out and buy the ingredients to make Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce. This will be one memorable meal that will definitely go in your meal plan rotation. It’s amazing how such simple ingredients can be both good for you and so tasty at the same time. Low carb and low-calorie, how about that any day of the week? Love salmon and love fresh dill then get to your kitchen now.

Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce

Salmon with Creamy Shallot Dill Sauce

Four – 4 oz. to 6 oz. salmon fillets, skin removed

3 T. Olive oil

1/4 cup minced shallot

1 large garlic clove, minced

1/4 cup dry white wine

1 ¼ cups seafood stock or clam juice

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 ½ T. chopped fresh dill

 

Season salmon lightly salt and black pepper. Heat 1 T. Olive oil in large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add in salmon and cook 3 minutes. Flip over salmon and cook 2 more minutes. Remove salmon from skillet to plate.

Wipe out skillet with paper towel, returning skillet to stove and add in remaining 2 T. Olive oil. Add in shallot and garlic, stirring and cooking for about 3 minutes or until tender.

Stir in white wine, cooking 3 minutes until wine is almost evaporated. Pour in seafood stock and heavy cream, bringing to boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook 15 minutes or until sauce has reduced by half and thickened, stirring often.

Return salmon to skillet. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until salmon is flaky when tested with a fork. Season sauce to taste.

Remove salmon to serving plates or platter and pour sauce over salmon.

 

Makes 4 servings. Carbs, 3.8 g.