Recipe - Salmon With Basil Cream Sauce

2 pound Salmon fillets
1 One half tablespoon Unsalted butter
3 Shallots, peeled and minced
1 Garlic clove, peeled and
minced
1 One half cup Chopped fresh basil
One fourth cup Chopped fresh parsley
Three fourths cup Dry white wine
One half cup Light cream
1 tablespoon Freshly squeezed lemon juice
One fourth teaspoon Freshly ground white pepper
One fourth teaspoon Salt, or to taste

From "Gourmet Gazelle Cookbook" by Ellen Brown (Bantam Books, 1989,
$24.95)

Cut the salmon into 6 equal serving pieces, wash, and pat dry on paper
towels. Melt the butter in a large skillet over mediumhigh heat.
Sear the salmon on each side for 23 minutes, keeping the center
slightly rare since the fish will continue to cook after it is taken
from the pan. Remove the fish from the pan with a slotted spatula and
keep warm. Reduce the heat to low and add the shallots and garlic to
the pan. Saute, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.

Add the basil, parsley, wine, cream, lemon juice, pepper and salt to
the pan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the
mixture is reduced by half. Taste for seasoning, adding pepper and
salt as needed.

To serve, reheat the fish slightly in the sauce and the serve the
sauce around the salmon fillets.

NOTE: The fish can be prepared up to three hours in advance. Reheat
the fish in the sauce over low heat, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

Per serving: 276 calories, 31 grams protein, 3 grams carbohydrates, 13
grams fat, 6 grams saturated fat, 103 milligrams cholesterol, 205
milligrams sodium.

From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn94q3.zip