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Grilled-Salmon Lemon Basil Cream

SUBMITTED BY: Southern Living magazine

"Serve with sliced tomatoes and steamed sugar snap peas."
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Original recipe yield: 4 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper, divided
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 4 (3/4-inch-thick) salmon steaks
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Garnish: fresh basil sprigs

DIRECTIONS

  1. MELT butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add garlic, and saute 1 to 2 minutes. Add half-and-half and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and cook 8 minutes or until reduced by half.
  2. WHISK together lemon juice and flour until smooth. Whisk lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon pepper into butter mixture, and cook, whisking constantly, 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in basil. Keep warm.
  3. SPRINKLE salmon with remaining 1 teaspoon pepper and salt.
  4. GRILL salmon, without grill lid, over high heat (400 degrees to 500 degrees) 5 to 7 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness. Serve with sauce. Garnish, if desired.

Reprinted with permission of Southern Living® magazine. All rights reserved.

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by ARPAT2
This recipe had the right balance of lemon and basil. It looks impressive and I was able to utilize common ingredients from my pantry. Hardly any prep time, too! Just some things to watch; Be careful not to burn the butter or scald the half and half. Once you add the flour and lemon juice, WHISK, WHISK, WHISK.

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by KERREGADOURY
This was very GOURMET and even my husband liked it, he's a down-home grilling kind of man. This was superb!

7 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by KOALAGIRL
The lemon basil cream sauce is a perfect compliment to the rich salmon. It would be tasty over other types of fish too - - even chicken! I baked my salmon at 400 degrees for 17 minutes. While that cooked, I made the sauce on the stovetop. What a simple yet restaurant-quality dish! Mmm Mmm!

5 users found this review helpful


 
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