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Home » Recipes » Dinner » Fish and Seafood » Baked Salmon with Rose Wine Cream Sauce

November 16, 2018

Baked Salmon with Rose Wine Cream Sauce

Published November 16, 2018 | Julia Frey (Vikalinka)

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This baked salmon recipe is a real winner. Very little effort with maximum return. Serve it with my rose cream sauce dotted with green parsley and pink peppercorn for extra drama! 

Serve this showstopper with our Sweet Potato and Swede (Rutabaga) Mash or check out Christmas side dish recipe collection for more ideas. 

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

With the holiday season practically on our doorsteps, I am so excited to bring you this festive recipe for baked salmon. My version uses a whole side of salmon but it could easily be adapted for salmon pieces.

What I love about this recipe is it requires very little effort on the part of the cook but delivers very impressive results.

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream SauceBest way to bake salmon

There are so many ways to bake salmon but the most foolproof option, that ensures perfectly cooked, moist fish, is baking it in foil.

There is definitely nothing revolutionary about salmon baked in foil, however my recipe brings the flavour and texture up a notch by steaming it in rose wine with the aromatics like lemon, dill and bay leaves.

Why rose wine you might ask? The answer is simple. I love the delicate flavour of the rose wine but I also love the idea of pink salmon being paired with pink wine.

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

The reason I am suggesting baking salmon in foil is because it yields superior results even for less experienced cooks. Fish is surprisingly tricky to get right every time. It goes from undercooked to dry in a matter of minutes.

The foil keeps the moisture in, thus making it a more forgiving cooking method. This is especially true for cooking a whole side of salmon as it needs longer time in the oven.

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

How long does it take? 

If you are baking a whole side of salmon weighing 2.5 lbs-3lbs at 350F/180C, it will take you anywhere between 25-35 minutes to cook it all the way through.

To ensure the salmon is cooked through, take it out of the oven after 25 minutes. Then test it with a knife in the thickest part of the fish. If the flesh flakes out easily and is opaque, the salmon is done.

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

Cream Sauce for Salmon

Salmon and cream sauce are made for each other. However, that cream sauce needs some acidity added to balance out the richness.

Rose wine to the rescue once again. You can use white wine but once again pink salmon served under delicate, pink-hued cream sauce is a sight to behold.

As I mentioned earlier, this baked salmon is a recipe made for your holiday table, so why not go all out in the way of impressing your guests!

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

Recipe Tips and Notes

  • You can use salmon pieces instead of a whole salmon side. However you will need to shorten the baking time to 20 minutes.
  • I’ve used flat leaf parsley and pink peppercorns to garnish the sauce but dill and black peppercorns will taste equally delicious.
  • Shallots in the rose cream sauce could be substituted with finely chopped white onion.
  • Finally dry white wine such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc could be used instead of rose wine.
  • You can use light cream, single cream or half and half instead of heavy/double cream. It will produce less calorific yet slightly thinner sauce.

Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

More fish recipes for a holiday table:

  • Salmon en Croute (Salmon in Pastry)
  • Salmon Teriyaki with Bok Choy
  • Salmon Fishcakes with Creamy White Wine Sauce
  • Cod Roasted in Mustard Sauce
Baked Salmon in Rose Cream Sauce

Baked Salmon with Rose Cream Sauce

Treat your loved ones to this luxurious dinner of succulent salmon baked in foil served with rose cream sauce. 
5 from 5 votes
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Course: Main
Cuisine: British
Keyword: baked salmon
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 384kcal
Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Ingredients

For the salmon

  • 2.2 lbs salmon
  • 1 lemon sliced
  • 3 bay leaves fresh or dried
  • 3-4 sprigs fresh dill
  • 125ml/1/2cup rose wine
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper I used crushed pink peppercorns

For the rose sauce

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 shallots
  • 250/1 cup rose wine
  • 250/1 cup heavy/double cream
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tsp pepper divided
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. On a large, rimmed baking sheet place a piece of foil large enough to create a pocket to encase the salmon. (see photos) Scatter half of the lemon slices and dill sprigs on the foil and place seasoned with salt and pepper salmon directly on them. Then cover the salmon with the remaining lemon slices, dill and bay leaves. 
  • Fold the sides of the foil up, so the foil can hold liquid and pour the rose wine all around the salmon, then bring the sides of the foil together and seal while leaving a small opening in the middle. Put in the oven and bake for 25-35 minutes depending on the size of your fish. (Mine baked in 33 minutes.)
  • While the salmon is baking, melt the butter in a pan and saute chopped shallots over low heat for 5 minutes, then add the wine, turn the heat up and let it reduce by a half. Lower the heat and pour in the cream and 1 teaspoon of crushed peppercorns, salt to taste and simmer for 2-3 minutes until desired consistency. Add chopped parsley and take off the heat.
  • Your salmon is cooked when the thickest part of the fish flakes easily and is opaque all the way through. Remove the fish on a serving plate, pour the sauce over, then sprinkle with additional chopped parsley and crushed pink peppercorns. 

Nutrition

Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 580mg | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 421mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1050IU | Vitamin C: 31.8mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 1.2mg

Recipe idea inspired by Sainsbury’s magazine.

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About Julia Frey (Vikalinka)

Julia Frey is a London based recipe developer and photographer. Julia founded Vikalinka in 2012 with the main mission to provide her readers with delicious and accessible everyday recipes, which could be enjoyed by everyone.
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