Monday, June 3, 2013

Baked Salmon in a Herb-Butter Sauce

I was tired of cooking salmon the same old ways I always did, so I decided to go out on a limb and try something that I'd never done or even tasted before and really lucked out!   I
chopped up a bunch of herbs I have in my garden, sprinkled the salmon with some sea salt (Hawaiian Salt), melted some butter and poured it over top the salmon.  It was delish!!!  I actually crave it and it's my new favorite way to eat salmon. Stab salmon with a fork to enhance flavors.   Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 min.  (Check salmon to see if it flakes nicely) I usually lay some foil down inside the pan and cup it around the salmon so that the salmon is submerged in the butter sauce. *I'm sure you could cook it on the grill in the foil also, or foil pan or both for added protection from getting your hands all buttery. 

Finely Chopped Herbs:
1 small sprig of thyme
1 4 inch sprig of oregano
1 sprig of rosemary
Some parsley (to taste)
2 leaves of sage
2-3 cloves of garlic (or more according to your taste)

Other Ingredients:
1 stick unsalted butter
Hawaiian Sea Salt 

 *I used sea salt because I was using unsalted butter and I actually preferred it to using regular butter, so that is how I will be cooking it from now on.  I really think the sea salt is key to the awesome flavor without actually tasting the salt.  *Just a sprinkle top and bottom of the fish so it's not too salty

Boneless/Skinless Salmon (I buy the pre-packaged ones from Costco)
*I used 4 fillets for this amount of herbs, they are about 4 oz each









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