Salmon in a creamy white wine sauce

Salmon in a creamy white wine sauce

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Discover this delicious salmon recipe, served with a creamy white wine sauce, perfect for a special dinner.

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Prepare a delicious salmon with a creamy white wine sauce. Perfect for an elegant and flavorful dinner.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$13.74 $3.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $6.52
  • $0.73
  • $1.25
  • $0.06
  • $0.57
  • $0.36
  • $0.14
  • $0.04
  • $0.26
  • $3.55
  • $0.26

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the salmon into appropriately sized pieces and sear it in a pan with a little olive oil.
  2. Add white wine and cream. ≈ 3 min
  3. Season to taste, and add pepper as desired. ≈ 2 min
  4. Thicken with sour cream.
  5. Add a drop of food coloring to give the sauce a color, then adjust the color with a little paprika. ≈ 3 min
  6. The Espelette pepper adds a touch of spice, while the chopped basil and lemon provide a refreshing element. ≈ 3 min
  7. As an accompaniment, you can serve ribbon-shaped pasta or black rice. ≈ 2 min
  8. To accompany the fish, a white wine, which is used during cooking, is an excellent choice. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Salmon in a creamy white wine sauce

  • 500 g of wild salmon or organically farmed salmon$6.52
  • 200 ml of dry, good-quality white wine$0.73
  • 200 ml of heavy cream$1.25
  • 1 tablespoon of heavy cream$0.06
  • food coloring$0.57
  • olive oil$0.36
  • pepper$0.14
  • salt$0.04
  • Paprika powder, very mild and flavorful$0.26
  • Espelette pepper$3.55
  • Fresh basil with lemon$0.26

Total$13.74

that's $3.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of wild salmon or organically farmed salmon
  • 200 ml of dry, good-quality white wine
  • 200 ml of heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon of heavy cream
  • food coloring
  • olive oil
  • pepper
  • salt
  • Paprika powder, very mild and flavorful
  • Espelette pepper
  • Fresh basil with lemon

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