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Mustard Seed-Crusted Salmon with Mustard Cream Sauce

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Here's a quick and elegant entrée for spring.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup (packed) chopped shallots
3 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
3/4 cup whipping cream
5 tablespoons whole grain Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
4 6-ounce skinless salmon fillets
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Boil wine, shallots and 1 tablespoon mustard seeds in heavy small saucepan until mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 2 minutes. Whisk in cream, 2 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard and tarragon. Boil until thickened to sauce consistency, abut 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat; cover.

    Step 2

    Brush salmon on both sides with remaining 2 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons mustard seeds, salt and pepper onto both sides of salmon. Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add salmon and cook just until opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to platter. Spoon mustard sauce over salmon.

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