French Market Recipe 2025 41
Saumon sauce citron beurre
Salmon with lemon butter sauce
Ingredients for 2 people
- 2 fillets salmon (or salmon trout)
- 75gr salted butter Elle et Vire
- ¼ lemon
- 6 leaves basil
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions:
- Wash the salt off the salted capers and pat dry
- Wash the lemon and slice thinly
- Wash basil and tear into pieces
- Heat oil in heavy based frying pan
- Fry the salmon fillets on both sides for 3 minutes for medium cooked (do less or more depending on your preference)
- Remove fillets from pan and place on warm dinner plates
- Add butter, capers, basil, and lemon slices to pan and cook until lemon has slightly softened about 2 minutes
- Spoon lemon slices and sauce over the fillets
Serve with a glass of Louis Latour Grand Ardeche Chardonnay available at our French Market shop or order online at www.frenchmarket.co.za.
Bon Appétit