Baked Salmon with a Light Lime Jalapeño Cream Sauce
Fresh salmon is baked and topped with a mild jalapeño “cream” sauce. It is a quick, easy, and delicious.
Ingredients
- 4 5 ounce Salmon filets (all bones removed)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For the Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
- 3 large jalapeno peppers seed and cut into a julienne
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- Garnish
- Lime Wedges
- Snipped fresh chives optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500°F. Lightly oil a shallow baking dish. Place the salmon in the dish, skin side down. Combine the lime juice and olive oil; brush over the fish. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside for 15 minutes. Place fish in oven and bake until fish is almost opaque, about 8 minutes for each inch of thickness. Remove the skin.
- While the fish cooks, prepare the sauce. Over a medium-low heat, heat the olive oil and butter; add the jalapenos and saute until tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the sour cream and heat through, do not boil. Remove from heat; stir in the lime juice, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a plate, spoon sauce over, sprinkle with minced chives if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gSodium: 134mgSugar: 2gFiber: 1gCholesterol: 40mgCalories: 153kcalPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 5gFat: 13gProtein: 7gCarbohydrates: 5g
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