Seared Salmon With A Lemon Chive Beurre Blanc Recipe 445

Steps:

• To prepare beurre blanc, place shallots, lemon juice, wine and peppercorns in a small skillet and stir to combine. Place over medium heat and reduce until almost dry. Strain reduced wine mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a medium saucepan. Stir in cream to cool. Heat saucepan with wine mixture over medium-low heat and add butter pieces one at a time, whisking constantly to incorporate, until all butter has been added and sauce is thickened. Is sauce begins to simmer, remove pan from heat and add another piece of butter to cool. Remove sauce from heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed. Stir in chives and lemon zest. Keep warm until ready to use. To prepare salmon, season fillets generously on both sides with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oils over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Sear salmon on both sides until lightly browned, about 2 to 3 minutes per side, flipping once with a fish spatula. To serve, place each salmon fillet on an individual serving plate. Ladle 1 to 2 ounces of the beurre blanc over each fillet. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk olive oil, 1/2 cup chives, 1/4 cup preserved lemon, and Champagne vinegar together in a bowl.
• Lay salmon fillets on the prepared baking sheets. Pour vinaigrette over the top. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until flesh flakes easily with a fork, 8 to 14 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillets.
• Bring white wine and shallots to a simmer in a large saucepan. Cook until volume is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add butter, whisking constantly until melted. Move saucepan on and off the heat so sauce is just hot enough to melt butter, but never simmering.
• Stir 1/2 cup chives and 1/4 cup preserved lemon into the beurre blanc. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer salmon fillets to a large platter. Pour beurre blanc on top. Garnish with parsley.