Baked Salmon Provencale

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 salmon steaks (3/4-inch thick)
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons saffron threads
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon dried sage
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup plum tomato, coarsely chopped
• 9 greek olives, pitted and chopped
• 2 3/4 cups wine
• 1 cup fish stock
• 1 teaspoon herbal salt substitute (mrs. dash)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 wash and pat dry salmon steaks.
• 3 heat butter and oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. saute salmon briefly on each side about 1 minute. remove salmon to a platter.
• 4 add saffron, garlic, tarragon, thyme, sage, bay leaves, tomatoes, olives, wine, fish stock, and salt substitute. bring to a boil. lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered.
• 5 add salmon steaks. remove pan from heat and place in oven. bake until salmon is lightly pink and done to taste (about 10 minutes).
• 6 to serve, place salmon steaks on platter. remove bay leaves from sauce and spoon sauce over salmon.