Salmon With Pistachio-Basil Butter

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	59ml	Shelled pistachios - (abt 1 oz)
10 cups	400g / 14oz	Fresh basil leaves (large)
		= (or 1/4 cup parsley and 2 tspns
		Dried basil, crumbled)
1		Garlic clove
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter - (1 stick) - room temperature
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lime juice
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
6		Salmon fillets, 1 1/2" thk - (6 oz ea)
1/2 cup	118ml	Dry white wine
		Additional fresh basil leaves - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Process pistachios, 10 basil leaves and garlic cloves in processor until finely chopped. Add 1/2 cup butter and 1 teaspoon lime juice and process until incorporated into mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer butter mixture to small bowl. Refrigerate until well chilled. (Pistachio butter can be prepared up to 4 days ahead.)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Place salmon fillets in dish in single layer. Pour white wine over. Season salmon with salt and pepper. Bake salmon until almost opaque on top, about 10 minutes.

Place 2 tablespoons pistachio butter atop each salmon piece. Continue baking until salmon filets are just opaque in center, about 5 minutes. Transfer salmon to plates. Garnish with basil if desired and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, January 1992

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