Baked Alaska Salmon Fillet with Mustard Sauce

Yield: 6 servings

6 Salmon Fillets about 7 oz. each
1 1/2 oz. clarified butter
1 1/2 oz. Vegetable Oil
1 Lemon, thinly sliced

Mustard Sauce

1/4 cup Shallots, minced
1 oz. Butter
6 oz Dry white wine
1/2 cup Heavy cream
3/4 tbsp. Stone ground mustard
1/8 cup Chives, chopped
1/8 cup Parsley, chopped
Salt to taste

Garnish

Miniature pear tomatoes
Parsley sprigs

Arrange salmon fillets in baking pan, drizzle with combined butter and oil and tip with lemon slices. Bake in 400 degree oven 15 minutes or until flesh is no longer translucent.

To Prepare Mustard Sauce: Lightly sauté shallots in butter; add wine and reduce until nearly evaporated. Add cream; cook and stir until thickened. Add mustard, chives, and parsley. Season to taste with salt.

To Serve: Ladle serving of sauce on serving plate, arrange lemon topped salmon on sauce. Garnish with pear tomatoes and parsley sprigs. (recipe courtesy of Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute) Serves 6.