Description
Boursin Salmon is a creamy, flavorful dish featuring pan-seared salmon topped with a rich Boursin cheese and herb sauce. This recipe combines tender salmon with garlic, onions, fresh lemon juice, and herbs to create a delicious main course perfect for a quick and elegant dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Salmon
- 1 pound fresh salmon cut into 4 pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
Sauce
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 3/4 cup chicken broth (use low sodium if sensitive to salt)
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 (5.2 oz/150g) package Boursin Fine Herbs & Garlic cheese softened
- 1-2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the salmon: Take the salmon out of the fridge 15-30 minutes before cooking to bring it to room temperature. Cut it into 4 pieces, pat each piece dry, then season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Sear the salmon: Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the salmon pieces and sear for 4 minutes per side until lightly browned but not fully cooked. Remove salmon from the skillet and set aside on a plate.
- Sauté onions: In the same skillet, add chopped onions and sauté for about 5 minutes until softened and lightly golden.
- Make the sauce: Add chicken broth, lemon juice, and softened Boursin cheese to the skillet. Stir continuously until the sauce is smooth and bubbling, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in chopped parsley.
- Finish cooking the salmon: Return the salmon to the skillet, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook for another 5 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork. The sauce should thicken during this step.
- Season and serve: Taste the sauce and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately while hot.
Notes
- Use salmon fillets approximately 1 inch thick; adjust searing time for thicker or thinner pieces accordingly.
- If your salmon has skin, you can remove it after searing if you prefer not to eat it.
- If the sauce becomes too thick, add a splash more chicken broth to loosen it up.
- Allowing salmon to rest before cooking helps achieve even cooking.
- Use low sodium chicken broth to better control saltiness if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (1 piece salmon with sauce)
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
