This Salmon Roasted in Butter is a Mark Bittman recipe. It is so simple to make, but SO good! You can use any combination of your favorite fresh herbs.
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Ingredients
4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter
4 tablespoons chervil, parsley or dill, minced
1 salmon fillet, 1½ to 2 pounds
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Lemon wedges
Directions
1Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Place the butter and half the herb in a roasting pan just large enough to fit the salmon and place it in the oven. Heat about 5 minutes, until the butter melts and the herbs begins to sizzle.
2Add the salmon to the pan, skin side up. Roast 4 minutes. Remove from the oven, then peel the skin off. (If the skin does not lift right off, cook 2 minutes longer.) Sprinkle with salt and pepper and turn the fillet over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper again.
3Roast 3 to 5 minutes more, depending on the thickness of the fillet and the degree of doneness you prefer. Cut into serving portions, spoon a little of the butter over each and garnish with the remaining herb. Serve with lemon wedges.
Recipe from How to Cook Everything: The Basics by Mark Bittman, March 25, 2003