Baked Salmon with Tarragon and Fennel-Seed Butter
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
- 4 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 6 6- to 7-ounce salmon fillets
- 6 very thin lemon slices
- 6 fresh tarragon sprigs
- Stir butter, chopped tarragon, fennel seeds, lemon peel and lemon juice in small saucepan over low heat until butter melts.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange salmon on baking sheet.
- Brush butter mixture over salmon.
- (Can be made 8 hours ahead.
- Cover; chill.)
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 450F.
- Bake salmon until just opaque in center, about 12 minutes.
- Transfer salmon to plates.
- Garnish with lemon slices and tarragon sprigs.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/baked-salmon-with-tarragon-and-fennel-seed-butter-103251 (may not work)