Pecan-Crusted Salmon with Sorrel Sauce
- 1/2 cup (packed) chopped fresh sorrel or spinach
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced shallots
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- ground white pepper
- 1/2 cup pecans (about 2 ounces)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried
- 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
- 4 6-ounce salmon fillets
- Combine sorrel, wine and shallots in heavy small saucepan.
- Stir over medium heat until sorrel wilts, about 2 minutes.
- Add cream and lime juice.
- Boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 12 minutes.
- Transfer sauce to blender.
- Puree until almost smooth.
- Return sauce to same saucepan.
- Season with ground white pepper and salt.
- Finely grind pecans, tarragon and basil in processor.
- Blend in butter.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer to small bowl.
- (Sauce and nut mixture can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover separately and chill.
- Let nut mixture stand at room temperature 30 minutes before using.)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Oil large baking sheet.
- Arrange salmon on prepared sheet.
- Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
- Spoon equal amount of nut mixture over top of each fillet.
- Bake salmon until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring sauce to simmer.
- Using spatula, transfer salmon to plates.
- Spoon sauce around fish.
fresh sorrel, white wine, shallots, whipping cream, lime juice, ground white pepper, pecans, tarragon, fresh basil, butter, salmon
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pecan-crusted-salmon-with-sorrel-sauce-2272 (may not work)