Salmon With Lemon-pepper Sauce And Watercress-herb Salad

Total Time: 44 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup creme fraiche or 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel, divided
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus additional
• olive oil, for brushing
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, plus additional
• olive oil, for brushing
• 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 6 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
• 1 1/2 cups watercress leaves, and small sprigs (lightly packed)
• 1/4 cup fresh dill sprig
• 1/4 cup fresh tarragon leaves
• fleur de sel or salt
• fresh ground pepper (to taste)
• 6 lemon wedges (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 lemon-pepper sauce:.
• 2 whisk creme fraiche, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel in small bowl.
• 3 season with salt to taste and a generous amount of pepper.
• 4 salmon fillets:.
• 5 whisk honey,1 tablespoon olive oil, shallot,2 tablespoons lemon juice and remaining lemon peel in an 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish.
• 6 add salmon fillets and turn to coat.
• 7 cover and chill at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour, turning salmon fillets occasionally.
• 8 position rack in top third of oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
• 9 line large rimmed baking sheet with foil and brush with olive oil.
• 10 transfer salmon fillets, with some marinade clinging. to rimmed baking sheet.
• 11 roast until salmon is just opaque in center, about 14 minutes.
• 12 meanwhile, toss watercress leaves and sprigs, dill sprigs,tarragon leaves,remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice and remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in medium bowl.season to taste with fleur de sel and pepper.
• 13 place 1 salmon fillet on each of 6 plates.
• 14 top with watercress salad, drizzle with lemon-pepper sauce and garnish with lemon wedges.
• 15 serve,passing additional sauce alongside.