Best 7 Poached Salmon With Tarragon Sauce Recipes

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Indulge in the culinary delight of poached salmon, a classic dish elevated by the aromatic essence of tarragon sauce. This recipe offers a symphony of flavors and textures, where the delicate flesh of salmon harmonizes perfectly with the vibrant, herbaceous notes of tarragon. Accompanied by a medley of vegetables, this dish promises a satisfying and wholesome meal. The simplicity of poaching allows the natural flavors of the salmon to shine through, while the tarragon sauce adds a touch of sophistication and elegance. Each bite is a testament to the culinary artistry that transforms simple ingredients into an extraordinary dish. Explore the detailed recipe instructions to recreate this culinary masterpiece in your own kitchen, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds tantalized.

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SALMON WITH TARRAGON SAUCE



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Here's a fast and foolproof microwave method for tender salmon steaks covered with a distinctive Dijon and green onion sauce. -Agnes Ward, Stratford, Ontario

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons white wine or chicken broth
1 tablespoon butter
1 green onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
2/3 cup 2% milk

Steps:

  • Place salmon in a greased 2-qt. microwave-safe dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour wine over top. Cover and microwave on high for 4-6 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Remove salmon and keep warm., Add butter and onion to the pan juices; cover and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, mustard and tarragon until blended; gradually stir in milk. Cook, uncovered for 1-2 minutes or until thickened; stirring every 30 seconds. Serve with salmon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372 calories, Fat 22g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 111mg cholesterol, Sodium 319mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 36g protein.

EASY POACHED SALMON



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In 46 years of marriage, we had never tasted salmon until a friend told me about poaching it in a low cooker. I tried it and got flaky, moist results with little fuss. I added some soy sauce for extra flavor. - Johnna Johnson, Scottsdale, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

6 cups water
1 medium onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
4 sprigs fresh parsley
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
8 whole peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 salmon fillet (3 pounds)
Lemon slices and fresh dill

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Strain, discarding vegetables and spices., Cut three 20x3-in. strips of heavy-duty foil; crisscross so they resemble spokes of a wheel. Place strips on bottom and up sides of a 7-qt. oval slow cooker. Pour poaching liquid into slow cooker. Carefully add salmon., Cook, covered, on high 60-70 minutes or just until fish flakes easily with a fork (a thermometer inserted in fish should read at least 145°). Using foil strips as handles, remove salmon from cooking liquid. Serve warm or cold, with lemon and dill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266 calories, Fat 16g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 97mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

WHITE WINE POACHED SALMON WITH TARRAGON & CREAM (FOR ONE)



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Elegant, fast, easy and delicious! This recipe is easily doubled, tripled etc. Serve with rice, a side salad, and a glass of wine! From "Solo Suppers" by Joyce Goldstein.

Provided by BecR2400

Categories     Very Low Carbs

Time 35m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 ounces fresh mushrooms, wiped clean and sliced
salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups dry white wine (or dry white vermouth, or part wine and part water)
1 salmon fillet, skinned (about 6 ounces)
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon (plus more for garnish)
fresh lemon, quarters to serve

Steps:

  • In a small skillet, melt the butter over high heat. Add the mushrooms and saute until they give off some liquid, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Pour the wine into a saucepan large enough to hold the salmon and bring to a simmer. Slip in the salmon, cover pan, and poach gently over low heat until the salmon tests done (it should appear opaque when pierced with the point of a knife), 8 to 10 minutes. Remove the salmon from the poaching liquid with a slotted skimmer and set aside on a warmed plate. Keep warm.
  • Add cream and 1 tablespoon tarragon to the poaching liquid and reduce over high heat to a syrupy sauce. Add mushrooms and warm through. Spoon sauce over salmon and garnish with more tarragon and fresh lemon.
  • Serve with rice and a glass of wine.

POACHED SALMON WITH TARRAGON SAUCE AND FINGERLING POTATOES



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Categories     Potato     Poach     Mayonnaise     Salmon     White Wine     Tarragon     Parsley     Gourmet

Yield Serves 6

Number Of Ingredients 14

For sauce
2 large bunches fresh tarragon (about 1 ounce total)
1 large bunch fresh chives (about 2/3 ounce)
1 large shallot
3/4 cup fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
For fish
2 1/2 cups dry white wine
2 1/2 cups water
a 2 1/2- to 3-pound salmon fillet with skin
1 1/2 pounds pink fingerling or other new potatoes
Garnish: 1/2 pound cooked sugar snap peas, diagonally cut into thirds

Steps:

  • Make sauce
  • Pick enough tarragon leaves to measure 1/2 cup (do not pack). Chop enough chives to measure 1/3 cup. Coarsely chop shallot. In a food processor puree tarragon, chives, and shallot with remaining sauce ingredients until smooth and season with salt and pepper. Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring sauce to cool room temperature before serving.
  • Make Fish
  • In a deep 10-inch skillet bring wine and water to a simmer, covered. Cut salmon into 6 pieces and season with salt and pepper. Submerge 3 salmon pieces, skin sides down, in simmering liquid (add hot water if necessary to just cover salmon) and poach at a bare simmer, covered, 8 minutes, or until just cooked through. Transfer cooked salmon with a slotted spatula to a platter to cool and poach remaining salmon in same manner. When salmon is cool enough to handle, peel off skin and if desired with a sharp knife scrape off any dark meat. Salmon may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring salmon to cool room temperature before serving.
  • Assemble
  • Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices. In a steamer set over boiling water steam potatoes until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Spoon sauce onto 6 plates and arrange some potatoes in a circle, overlapping slightly, on top of sauce . Season potatoes with salt and arrange salmon on top of potatoes. Garnish salmon with peas.

SALMON WITH TARRAGON HOLLANDAISE



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Impress your other half with this 20 minute supper that takes little effort (but don't tell them that!)

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tbsp olive oil
2 salmon fillets , scaled, skin on, about 140g/5oz each
125g pack asparagus tips, ends trimmed
2 bunches cherry tomatoes on the vine
1 tbsp chopped tarragon
150ml hollandaise sauce , to serve (we used Joubére Fresh Hollandaise Sauce)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat the oil in an ovenproof pan over a high heat. Add the salmon, skin-side down, then cook for 5 mins until the skin is crisp.
  • Add the asparagus and vine tomatoes to the pan, then place in the oven. Cook for 7-10 mins until the salmon is just cooked through.
  • Add the tarragon to the Hollandaise and stir through. Drizzle over the salmon, then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 22 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 31 grams protein, Sodium 0.18 milligram of sodium

POACHED SALMON WITH TARRAGON SAUCE AND FINGERLING POTATOES



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Make and share this Poached Salmon With Tarragon Sauce and Fingerling Potatoes recipe from Food.com.

Provided by lazyme

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 large bunch fresh tarragon (about 1 ounce total)
1 large bunch fresh chives (about 2/3 ounce)
1 large shallot
3/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup rice vinegar (not seasoned)
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 1/2 cups dry white wine
2 1/2 cups water
3 lbs salmon fillets, with skin
1 1/2 lbs pink fingerling potatoes or 1 1/2 lbs other new potatoes
1/2 lb cooked sugar snap pea, diagonally cut into thirds

Steps:

  • Make sauce:.
  • Pick enough tarragon leaves to measure 1/2 cup (do not pack).
  • Chop enough chives to measure 1/3 cup.
  • Coarsely chop shallot.
  • In a food processor puree tarragon, chives, and shallot with remaining sauce ingredients until smooth and season with salt and pepper.
  • Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Bring sauce to cool room temperature before serving.
  • Make Fish:.
  • In a deep 10-inch skillet bring wine and water to a simmer, covered.
  • Cut salmon into 6 pieces and season with salt and pepper.
  • Submerge 3 salmon pieces, skin sides down, in simmering liquid (add hot water if necessary to just cover salmon) and poach at a bare simmer, covered, 8 minutes, or until just cooked through.
  • Transfer cooked salmon with a slotted spatula to a platter to cool and poach remaining salmon in same manner.
  • When salmon is cool enough to handle, peel off skin and if desired with a sharp knife scrape off any dark meat.
  • Salmon may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Bring salmon to cool room temperature before serving.
  • Assemble:.
  • Cut potatoes lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.
  • In a steamer set over boiling water steam potatoes until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Spoon sauce onto 6 plates and arrange some potatoes in a circle, overlapping slightly, on top of sauce .
  • Season potatoes with salt and arrange salmon on top of potatoes.
  • Garnish salmon with peas.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 619.6, Fat 23.4, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 114.8, Sodium 498.9, Carbohydrate 33.8, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 5.4, Protein 50

GRILLED SALMON FILLETS WITH A LEMON, TARRAGON, AND GARLIC SAUCE



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This is perfect for summer grilling, especially if you want something different than the same old same old.

Provided by Austin Geraldson

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Seafood Main Dish Recipes     Salmon     Salmon Fillet Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Prepare a grill for high heat.
  • Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil.
  • Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, tarragon, salt and pepper; set aside.
  • Lightly oil the grill grate. Cook the salmon on the grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 10 minutes. Place on a serving plate and top with the prepared sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.3 calories, Carbohydrate 4.3 g, Cholesterol 65.4 mg, Fat 46.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 19.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 543.5 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

Tips:

  • Choose the right salmon: Look for wild-caught salmon that is fresh or frozen. Frozen salmon should be thawed in the refrigerator overnight before cooking.
  • Rinse and pat dry the salmon: This will help the salmon cook evenly and prevent it from sticking to the pan.
  • Season the salmon with salt and pepper: This will help enhance the natural flavor of the salmon.
  • Use a nonstick skillet or a well-seasoned cast iron skillet: This will help prevent the salmon from sticking to the pan.
  • Cook the salmon over medium heat: This will help the salmon cook evenly without overcooking it.
  • Baste the salmon with the poaching liquid: This will help keep the salmon moist and flavorful.
  • Cook the salmon until it is cooked through: The salmon is cooked through when it flakes easily with a fork.
  • Serve the salmon immediately with the tarragon sauce: The tarragon sauce is a delicious complement to the poached salmon.

Conclusion:

Poached salmon with tarragon sauce is a simple yet elegant dish that is perfect for any occasion. The salmon is cooked gently in a flavorful poaching liquid, resulting in a moist and flaky fish. The tarragon sauce adds a bright and herbaceous flavor to the salmon, making it a truly delicious dish. This recipe is easy to follow and can be made in under 30 minutes. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy seafood dish, give this poached salmon with tarragon sauce a try.

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