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Chef's Special: Baked Salmon with Lemon-Garlic Butter Sauce

This delicious baked salmon with a creamy lemon-garlic butter sauce is a true treat. The salmon is perfectly cooked to a golden brown color and the butter sauce is delightfully creamy with a zesty hint of lemon. This dish is a favorite in many high-end restaurants, but with these simple steps, you can easily make it at home. No stress, you've got this!

Prep time
30 min
Difficulty
Gemiddeld
Servings
4

Ingredients

  • salmon fillets
  •  Salt and pepper to taste
  • tablespoons olive oil
  • cloves garlic, minced
  • lemon, juice and zest
  • 200 ml cream
  • 50 grams butter
  •  Fresh parsley for garnish
Nutrition facts
kcal 650
protein 45g
fat 40g
carbs 5g

Instructions

  1. 1 Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add the salmon fillets and cook for about 4 minutes on each side until nicely golden brown. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
  3. 3 In the same pan, add the minced garlic and cook until golden brown and fragrant.
  4. 4 Add the cream, butter, lemon juice, and zest and let it simmer until the sauce has thickened.
  5. 5 Place the salmon fillets back in the pan and spoon the sauce over them. Let them simmer in the sauce for a few minutes.
  6. 6 Garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately. Enjoy, you have prepared a chef-quality meal!