Baked Salmon (with Lime, Jalapeno Chive and Sour Cream Sauce)

Baked Salmon (with Lime, Jalapeno Chive and Sour Cream Sauce)

  • Prep Time: 0 mins
  • Total Time: 0 mins
  • Servings: 2

    • Ingredients

  • 3/4-1lbsalmon fillet
  • 1tablespoonfresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonsbutter, melted
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoonsbutter
  • 2jalapeno chiles, seeded and julienned
  • 1/3 cupsour cream
  • 3/4 teaspoonfresh lime juice
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastewhite pepper
  • to tastefresh chives, snipped
  • to tastelime wedge

    • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  • Butter baking dish. Place salmon in dish skinside down.
  • Mix lime juice and butter. Brush over salmon.
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let stand 15 minutes.
  • Bake until fish is almost opaque,about 9 minutes per inch of thickness.
  • Meanwhile prepare sauce:
  • Meltbutter in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add chilies and cookuntil tender, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
  • Add sour cream andstir until heated through; do not boil.
  • Mix in lime juice. Add salt andpepper.
  • Transfer fish to platter. Spoon sauce over.
  • Sprinkle generously with chives.
  • Garnish with lime wedges.

    • Reviews

  • “YUM!I made a few modifications:Low-fat sour creamJalapeños from a jarLayer of fresh sliced avocadoI added some sauteed spinach with garlic and plain steamed cauliflower on the side.I’ll definitely make this again!”

  • “Very very good! We will make this again! We will add more jalapeno next time.”

  • “Yummy, love this new recipe for one of our favorite weekly entrees! I didn’t have or use jalapeno, but am looking forward to it the next time we make salmon. Thanks for sharing!”

  • “Delicious salmon recipe!I followed the recipe exactly as written.Loved the citrucy lime flavor along with the gentle spiciness of the jalapeno.Thanks for sharing”

  • “This was VERY good!I love the mix of salmon, cream, and jalapeno!This was pretty simple and elegant enough for company! Thanks!”

  • “Wonderful preparation for salmon – a nice, unique twist!We really enjoyed this.I omitted the salt (personal preference).Thanks for sharing!”

  • “This was great!I used Tilapia and I did not have chives so I used Cilantro!!Also I flavored the fish with garlic powder and Cumin.I put the x-tra sauce on our mex.flavored vegies.This is a keeper.The sauce coulp be used on many foods.Thanks for the Recipie********”

  • “My husband doesn’t like dill, so always in search of a salmon recipe that doesn’t include dill (hard to find!).He loved it!Although I personally found it a bit bland,I will give a five stars for him and due to the fact that it was a super easy and fast weekday dinner to put together.I used lite sour cream, I can’t believe it’s not butterand garden grown jalapenos.”

  • “Awesome flavours as you savour it!”

  • “This was a VERY tasty salmon dish! The salmon basting sauce really added a lot of flavor to the meat and the jalapeno sauce on top was also excellent! I baked this in the oven for probably closer to 25 minutes (I like my fish cooked pretty well) and it was still super moist and flavorful. The sauce was wonderful served over white rice., I paired this with white rice and Recipe #227963 . Thanks for posting!”

  • “Excellent recipe for salmon, I used low-fat sour cream to save on fat, and next time I will margarine. I can’t wait to use this on baked potatoes!”

  • “I was glad to see this recipe posted. I have been making this for years, it is my husbands favorite salmon recipe. The sauce tastes fantastic and has a little kick–we always add extra jalapenos.”

  • “A little too spicy for us…but still a good flavor.”

  • “This salmon was great!The Jalapeno sauce is amazing and we just couldn’t stop thinking of all the applications the sauce could be used for!”

  • “I really liked the flavor of the sauce. I used fat free sour cream and it gave it a grainy texture. Next time i make this….and there will be a next time, I will use regular sour cream. I also added a little garlic and it just made it that much better.”

  • “What a great way to make salmon!The jalapenos are not overpowering and are nicely tempered by the sour cream.So easy to make and so good.Thank you for sharing the recipe.”

  • “Wow!Super tasty!I made twiced baked potatoes and poured the suace on those too – my husband raved!:)”

  • “WONDERFUL. I wanted to lick the plate! I didn’t have fresh jalapenos, but did have Sweet Hot jarred jalapenos. Gave the sauce just the right amount of sweet. Can’t wait to fix this again..Thanks Tonkcats. “

  • “This was *SO* good!I love salmon and am always on the lookout for new recipes – this one’s a keeper.The salmon baked perfectly; I only used 1 jalapeno for hubby’s sake; I couldn’t find fresh chives anywhere so I had to do with fresh dill, which I coarsely chopped and threw in with the sauce towards the end.It was perfect, even hubby said so and he’s not a big fish eater.Will make many times more in the future!Thanks for this fabulous recipe!”

  • “I’ve made this recipe several times for my family even the not so muchsalmon lovers rate it very high.The comments are, “it tastes so good for salmon”. It is very simple to make and the ingredients are readily available. I just printed a copy for my daughter and her fiancee, he loved it very much.A five star, no doubt. a nice chenin blancourfavorite choice is Sutter Home, is great with this light summer dish. easy and so good. I served it with little Dutch potatoes, and green asparagus, and a green salad.It will be served many times in the future.Willy Van Ooyen Berkelaar Citrus Heights Ca”

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