Salmon Dinner - Guest Recipe (merci à Eliane et Francois!)

MAY 23RD, 2009

The folks were in town and my mom and I decided that it would fantastic to cook something great from France. SB's mom kindly sent us this delicious salmon recipe and instructions below!

For Eliane's Salmon you will need:

1 piece of boneless salmon with skin
1 tbsp or so of thyme
1 lauriers leaf
1-2 tbsp chopped white onion*
1/4 cup sour cream
Lemon
Parsley

*{Note. In a hurry up to the cabin (where this meal was cooked), I totally forgot to print the recipe so I didn't put the white onions :( Next time!}

1. First, on the skinless side, we sprinkled some salt & pepper, thyme, and pieces of the laurier leaf. You would also add the white onion here.

2. Next, we quickly (!) turned the fish over so that the skin is facing upward. The great thing about this recipe is that (besides being easy, simple, and delicious), the skin protects the meat from drying out.

3. We then placed it into the oven at 430°F. We only cooked it for 15 minutes because the pieces were so thin. Keep an eye on it starting at about 15 minutes, and cook according to size.

4. When the salmon was cooked, we (well, SB) removed the skin (which was quite easy).

5. There may also be dark meat under the skin, which you remove with a fork.


6. Next, we cut the lemon in half and prepared the sour cream and lemon juice.

7. We mixed the sour cream, lemon juice and parsley in a bowl for a cold sauce. You want to do this right at the end so that it doesn't separate.

8. We then spread this sauce on the fish...


9. ... et voila!

We ended up serving it with a salad and asparagus, but it is recommended having it over a bed of rice. I will do that next time!!

Overall, even though I had a lot of help with this (thanks to SB and the Mama), it was so easy and very delicious. It took a total of 30 minutes (max.) with prep so I think it will be perfect during the week when I come home from school. I will definitely do it again!

{Merci à Eliane et Francois pour la recette et pour les photos!!)