Salmon With Lemon, Chive Cream Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup clam juice
• 1/3 cup dry vermouth
• 1/4 cup shallot, chopped
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chives, chopped,plus some whole chives for garnish
• 1 lb center cut skinless salmon fillet, about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches thick
• 2 tablespoons butter
• nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 combine the clam juice, vermouth, and shallots in a small saucepan.
• 2 boil until liquid is reduced to 1/3 cup, about 10 minutes.
• 3 add cream and continue boiling until sauce coats a spoon, about 2 minutes.
• 4 add lemon juice.
• 5 strain sauce and return to saucepan.
• 6 add chopped chives and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 place salmon on a cutting board and, using a sharp knife, cut salmon on a deep diagonal (almost parallel to work surface) into eight scallops 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick.
• 8 sprinkle salmon scallops with salt and pepper.
• 9 sprinkle lightly with nutmeg.
• 10 melt butter in large skillet over medium high heat.
• 11 working in batches, add salmon to skillet and cook about 30 seconds on each side until opaque in center.
• 12 bring sauce to a boil and divide between four plates.
• 13 arrange salmon on top of sauce.
• 14 garnish with whole chives.