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Salmon with green butter
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Salmon with green butter

9 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Salmon with green butter

A simple way of serving salmon, topped with a slice of delicious herb butter. Serve with boiled new potatoes and a green salad.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

453
Calories
21g
Protein
38g
Fat
6g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sorrel not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 225g/7oz unsalted butter
  • small handful fresh parsley
  • small handful fresh chives
  • large handful fresh sorrel leaves (if you can't get sorrel you can use extra parsley and chives or tarragon or basil and add a squeeze or two of lemon juice
  • a drizzle of olive oil
  • 4 portions salmon
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • wedges lemon
  • a few sprigs of parsley

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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