Quick Salmon Piccata
A delightful dish featuring salmon fillets cooked in a lemony sauce with capers and garlic.
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour (0.25 cup)
- salmon fillets (4 ounce)
- salt (0 )
- ground black pepper (0 )
- vegetable oil (2 tablespoons)
- dry white wine (0.25 cup)
- finely minced garlic (1 teaspoon)
- chicken broth (0.5 cup)
- lemon juice (2 tablespoons)
- capers (1 tablespoon)
- butter (2 tablespoons)
- lemon (2 slices)
Instructions
- Pour flour into a bowl. Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add salmon and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
- Pour wine into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add garlic; cook until liquid reduces by about half and garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chicken broth, lemon juice, and capers; stir until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter until melted.
- Return salmon to the skillet and spoon sauce over top. Cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 2 minutes per side.
- Transfer salmon to serving plates. Pour pan sauce over top and garnish with lemon slices.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 283
- fat: 18 g
- sats: 6 g
- carbs: 9 g
- fibre: 1 g
- protein: 19 g
- salt: 0.326 g