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Salmon with Lemon Dill Butter Sauce*

  Ingredients

4 8-ounce salmon fillets
1 each whole lemon peeled (no white left on lemon)
1 T. shallot, peeled and chopped
1 each large sprig of thyme
1/2 C. white wine
1/4 C. heavy cream
1/2-pound cold, unsalted butter, diced in 1-inch cubes
1 T. chopped dill
Salt and fresh cracked black pepper

Directions

Season salmon with salt and pepper. Mark salmon on grill and finish cooking on tray in 400-degree oven for about five minutes. In a small saucepan, reduce lemon, wine, thyme, and shallots until half-reduced. Add heavy cream and reduce until thickened. Lower heat and add butter, one cube at a time, stirring constantly (do not boil or sauce will break). When you have added all the butter and it is melted, strain through a fine strainer and season to taste. Add chopped dill. Put salmon on plate and ladle about 1 1/2 ounces of sauce on top of the fish.

Yield: Makes 4, 8-ounce servings

*(Courtesy of the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum)


The salmon served at Madrigal Feast: too bad it's only a picture.

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From:
Inside CMC
December/January 2002

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Jennifer Wickre '03 is a student in the Public Affairs office.

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