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Christmas Baked Salmon

Name: Christmas Baked Salmon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.2 - 1.5 kg / 2.4 - 3lb salmon side ((skin on, bones removed, Note 1)); 2 1/4 tsp salt (, cooking/kosher (Note 2)); 1 tsp black pepper; 150g / 5oz butter (, unsalted); 1/2 cup honey; 3 garlic cloves (, finely minced (garlic press or knife)); 1 1/2 cups sour cream (, full fat (low fat is too watery)); 1/2 cup fresh dill (, finely chopped (lightly packed cup)); 1/2 eschallot (French onion) (, finely grated); 1 1/2 tbsp lemon zest; 1/2 tsp salt (, cooking/kosher (Note 2)); 1 cup dried cranberries; 1 cup orange juice; 1 cup slivered almonds (, toasted (Note 3)); 1/3 cup parsley (, roughly chopped); 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 pomegranate (, only the seeds); 1/4 cup parsley (, roughly chopped); 3 tbsp lemon juice; 2 lemons, extra (, cut in 6 pieces each (for serving, don't skip this))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 50m total

Servings

Calories

28% of a 2,000 cal day

551KCAL

Protein

27g54% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat36g

46%

Saturated13g

65%

Unsaturated23g

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Total Carbs34g

12%

Fiber3g

12%

Total Sugars27g

—

incl. Added Sugars20g

40%

Starch4g

—

Sodium673mg

29%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Baked salmon with a honey-butter glaze, creamy dill sauce, and a jeweled tapenade topping of cranberries, almonds, and pomegranate. An elegant, minimal-effort holiday centerpiece.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

1.2–1½ kgsalmon side — skin on, bones removed, 2.4–3 lb
2¼ tspsalt — kosher, cooking
1 tspblack pepper
150 gbutter, unsalted — 5 oz
½ cuphoney
3garlic cloves — finely minced
1½ cupssour cream — full-fat
½ cupfresh dill — lightly packed, finely chopped
½eschallot (French onion)
1½ tbsplemon zest
½ tspsalt — cooking or kosher
1 cupdried cranberries
1 cuporange juice
1 cupslivered almonds — toasted
⅓ cupparsley — roughly chopped
¼ tspeach salt and pepper
1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1pomegranate — seeds only
¼ cupparsley — roughly chopped
3 tbsplemon juice
2lemons

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Method

50m total

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mainmediterraneanfishgluten free

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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