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Salmon with Thyme Butter
Salmon gets a little richer when baked with thyme butter and shallots.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | 4 |
| Active time: | 15 minutes |
| Total time: | 35 minutes |
| Special equipment: | aluminum foil |
| This recipe appears in: | Serious Entertaining: Autumnal Dinner Party |
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons chopped thyme
- 4 shallots, minced
- 2 pounds salmon, divided into 4 equal fillets
- Salt and pepper
Procedures
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1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together butter and thyme until well combined.
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2
Tear off four pieces of aluminum foil, each double the size of a piece of salmon.
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3
Place one fillet on each piece of foil. Divide butter into four parts and top each piece of salmon, first rubbing butter over the entire top of the fillet.
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4
Sprinkle each fillet with chopped shallots. Season each fillet with salt and pepper.
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5
Bring ends of foil up together at top of fillet and twist until sealed. Bake salmon until just cooked through, about 18-20 minutes.
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6
Remove salmon from foil packet and serve warm.
