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Oven Roasted Salmon with Arugula and Tomato Sherry Cream Sauce

Servings: 4
Closeup shot of oven roasted salmon next to wilted arugula on top of risotto

Ingredients
 

Salmon

  • 4 6oz salmon fillets (skin on, if possible)
  • garlic salt and pepper, to taste

Arugula

  • 5 oz fresh arugula
  • ½ shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Sauce

  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • ½ shallot, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup dry sherry
  • 1 ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp whole grain mustard
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • lemon zest, salt, and pepper to taste

Directions

  • Prepare a sheet pan with a silpat or foil. Salt and pepper salmon on both sides, place salmon on pan, skin side down.
  • Put salmon into cold oven. Turn oven to 400 degrees. Remove after approximately 20 - 22 minutes. You want the salmon to be slightly firm, but with a bit of give when you pull it out of the oven. Remember that there will be a degree of carryover cooking when you pull it out. You ultimately want the salmon to still be a tiny bit rare inside - the same way that you might cook a steak to medium.
  • While the salmon is cooking, sautée the shallots over medium heat in butter and olive oil in a sauce pan.
  • Once the shallots have softened, add the sherry and cook until it has reduced by almost half.
  • Add the cream, and reduce heat to medium low. Add mustard, diced tomato and Worcestershire sauce, and simmer until it thickens and reduces by about a quarter.
  • When it has reduced to your liking, taste it, and add salt, pepper, and lemon zest.
  • When salmon has been removed from the oven, sautée shallots and garlic in butter and olive oil in a sautée pan over medium heat.
  • When they have softened, add arugula and sautée until it just begins to wilt. Remove from heat.
  • To serve, place a salmon fillet over a bed of arugula, top with sauce, and garnish with fresh tomatoes.