Baked Salmon with White Wine Dill Sauce

Ingredients
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 lemons, sliced
4 tablespoons butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
¹⁄₂ cup white wine
2 tablespoons fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dried

Instructions
1. Heat oven to 450*F. 

2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 

3. Place salmon on baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.  Place 2 lemon slices on top of each fillet.  Bake 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and cover loosely with foil for 10 more minutes. 

4. Meanwhile, melt butter in small skillet over medium heat.  Once melted, add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.  Pour in wine and cook 5 minutes or until sauce reduces by one third.  Stir in dill and remove from heat. 

5. Remove lemon slices from top of salmon and discard.  Gently slide spatula between skin and flesh of salmon to remove the skin.  Transfer to plate and spoon sauce over top of fillets. 

Comments
This recipe is from Life’s Ambrosia.  I thought it was pretty tasty although I ran out of fresh dill and had to use half fresh and half dried!  And then Lance was over zealous while doing dishes and didn’t realize the stuff left in the skillet was the sauce for the remaining two pieces of salmon.  Oops.  Regardless, it was yummy, easy, and another tasty salmon preparation to add to the repertoire. 

Shown here with Pea and Lemon Risotto.

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