Salmon Oscar
Salmon Oscar is one of the easiest meals but it looks and tastes super fancy! You can do this on the stove or air fryer. Seared salmon on top of crunchy asparagus and topped with crab and a quick Bernaise sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon fillets sliced into two filets
- 1/2 lb asparagus
- 3 oz lump crab meat
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp minced onion
- 1/4 tsp tarragon
- 1/4 cup Duke's mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
Instructions
Cooking Salmon & Asparagus - Air Fryer
- season salmon with salt & pepper and air fry at 350 for 4 minutes – turn salmon1 lb salmon fillets, 1/2 lb asparagus
- add asparagus to air fryer – spray with olive oil and coarse sea salt – air fry for 4 minutes more
Cooking Salmon & Asparagus - Skillet
- season salmon with salt & pepper – turn skillet to med. high and add olive oil when hot. when oil is hot , add salmon skin side down – heat for 2-3 minutes.1 lb salmon fillets
- Flip salmon and turn heat down to medium. Add another tbsp olive oil.
- Add asparagus and saute. Continue to move asparagus so it doesn’t burn. Heat for 3-4 minutes until salmon is medium (not white all the way through – too dry!)1/2 lb asparagus
Bernaise Sauce
- While salmon is cooking – in a small saucepan – combine lemon juice, onion and tarragon.1 tsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tbsp minced onion, 1/4 tsp tarragon
- Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is almost tender, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low, then whisk in remaining ingredients - other than crab1 tbsp minced onion, 1/4 cup milk, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1/4 cup Duke's mayonnaise
- Cook, stirring occasionally, just until heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
Plating
- Plate asparagus spears and then add salmon filet on top of asparagus.
- Then spoon a couple of tablespoons of lump crab meat on salmon (no need to heat – everything else is warm and will heat it).3 oz lump crab meat
- Pour bernaise over crab meat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1filetCalories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 13.9gProtein: 50.2gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 3.9gCholesterol: 119mgSodium: 442mgPotassium: 1136mgFiber: 2.6gSugar: 5.7gCalcium: 201mgIron: 4mg
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