Salmon with Magical Butter Sauce - Steamy Kitchen Recipes
With the kitchen still (still….sigh) under construction, I’ve been cooking on a camping stove outside on our patio. We’ve been super good, still eating mostly JERF (just eat real food), with the occasional not-JERF treat (ahem….entire bag of Oreos snarfed down by 2 boys.) When out grocery shopping, the only question we ask ourselves is, “is this something you can grow, ... Read More
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Blackberry | 1 cup (144g) | 62 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Chive | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Fruit Preserve | 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
- FOR THE MAGICAL BUTTER SAUCE
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons fruit preserves (like apricot, mango-jalapeno, blackberry, etc.)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced herbs (like parsley, cilantro, basil, chives)
- FOR THE FISH
- 1 piece skinless salmon fillet, about 5-6 inches long
- salt and pepper
- Vegetable oil, for cooking