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Baked Norwegian Salmon with Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

Baked Norwegian Salmon with Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad
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4

    4 servings

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Cooking Time

Photographer: John Montana

Foil-wrapped Norwegian Salmon fillets baked with lemon and tarragon and served with sweet and sour cucumber salad

Ingredients

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4 each  5-6 oz Norwegian Salmon fillet(s), skin removed
1   lemon
1   cucumber
4 tsp  butter
4 sprig  tarragon
1 tsp  sugar
1.5 tbsp  white wine vinegar
1 tsp  extra virgin olive oil
   salt
   fresh cracked pepper

Procedure

The amount of ingredients has been changed. Keep in mind:
  • Cooking for more people takes longer time
  • Be careful with salty ingredients and spices, you should add to taste towards the end

Salmon 

  • Preheat oven to 375° F. 
  • Cut lemon into slices. 
  • Place 12” square piece of foil on flat surface. 
  • Lightly butter center of foil. 
  • Place 1 fillet of salmon in center and season with salt and pepper.  
  • Top with piece of butter, sprig of tarragon, and slice of lemon. 
  • Bring 2 sides of foil together and fold over. Fold remaining sides over to create tightly sealed package. 
  • Repeat for remaining salmon fillets. 
  • Bake for about 12–15 minutes, or to desired temperature.

Cucumber Salad 

  • Peel, seed and thinly slice cucumber. 
  • Combine cucumber slices, sugar, white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, and mix well. 

Carefully remove salmon from foil and serve with cucumber salad.  

Serving Suggestion:

  • Serve with lemon–olive oil crushed potatoes.