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Salmon With Coconut Cream Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 lb salmon fillet (wild caught)
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 large shallot, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • zest of one lemon
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 2 Tbs fresh basil, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350℉.
  2. Place salmon in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle both sides with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  3. Heat a medium sauté pan over medium heat.  When pan is hot, add coconut oil, garlic and shallots.  Sauté until garlic and shallots soften, about 3-5 minutes.
  4. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and coconut milk, and bring liquid to a low boil.
  5. Reduce heat and add basil.
  6. Pour over salmon and bake uncovered for about 10-20 minutes, or until salmon has reached desired temperature.

This recipe inspired in part or in whole from here.

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9 Comments

  1. I decided to cook this one up today and it freaking rocks. The different combo of flavors make this a fantastic meal.

    Invictus

  2. OMG this is sooooo good. I did not have any lemons like I thought I did. Nor did I have any basil. What I did was used the zest from an orange, and used the kind of lemon juice in the little lemon-shaped thing. Then instead of basil I used rosemary and spinach and added a little nutmeg. It was so good.

    fedchick95

  3. Thanks for the recipe. Was looking for a non-curry based coconut milk recipe for salmon. Turned out great! Very delicious. Used whole coconut milk instead of light.

    Steve-O

  4. This was pretty tasty….much milder than I thought it would be. I think mushrooms would be a good addition…I’ll try that next time.

    Charleo

  5. 16oz Salmon. Is this for 2 people or 4. Sounds like a lot for 2 people.

    Julie

  6. I made this tonight! I ate it with roasted bell peppers. I didn’t have a lemon, so I added green curry paste for flavor. I’m new at the Paleo thing so I’m not sure if curry paste is Paleo, but it was good :)

    brandieelynne

  7. Salmon was amazing…some of the best tasting salmon I have ever had outside of a restaurant. I used 1/3 of a cup of coconut milk to cut back on some of the fat and it turned out fabulous.

    tbpaulsen

  8. I used a tinfoil “boat” and cooked this on my outdoor grill and it turned out wonderful. I don’t really care for the taste of salmon but this combination satisfied me and it was even better cold the next day on a bed of salad greens. Really good recipe, thanks.

    heyoulady

  9. This was my first Paleo meal and I was happy it was delicious. I do miss the starch with dinner, but will get over it.

    GreekMuse

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