Grilled Salmon with Creamy Tarragon Sauce

Name: Grilled Salmon with Creamy Tarragon Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 salmon fillet (1 pound); 1 cup (8 ounces) plain yogurt; 1/4 cup chopped green onions; 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons lime juice; 1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Joyce Turley of Slaughter, Kentucky accents succulent salmon with a zippy sauce featuring tarragon, green onions, lime juice and hot pepper sauce.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 salmon fillet (1 pound)
1 cup (8 ounces) plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Directions

Spoon oil on both sides of salmon. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Place salmon, skin side down, on grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 20-25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
For sauce, combine the remaining ingredients in a small bowl. Serve with salmon.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounce-weight: 265 calories, 15g fat (3g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 130mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1 fat.

Originally published as Grilled Salmon with Creamy Tarragon Sauce in Taste of Home June/July 2003

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murrworm88

Jan 4, 2015

I have made this recipe for years and still today, it is without a doubt our favorite way to eat salmon. I add lots of green onions because we love the bite it adds. This is fabulous- so so very glad we tried this all those years ago!