Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

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This oven baked salmon is drizzled generously in a simple and delicious lemon cream sauce (classically known as lemon beurre blanc). The sauce will become your secret weapon for seafood recipes. It’s great with salmon, scallops, crab cakes and all kinds of fish. It is easy to make and brings so much amazing flavor.

We enjoyed salmon with lemon beurre blanc at our favorite fancy restaurant while celebrating the sale of our house. I knew at first bite that I had to recreate the recipe. For the $25.00 menu price of 1 serving, I could buy a whole salmon filet and feed the entire family!

Traditional beurre blanc recipes can be finicky if they aren’t done right but we found that using heavy cream makes it much more forgiving. It keeps the sauce from separating and allows for gentle reheating if you have leftovers.

As with any cream or butter based sauce, we recommend reheating over low heat, stirring frequently, just until hot and ready.

Notes: 2 lb of salmon serves 4 to 6 and 3 lb of salmon serves 6 to 8, depending on how you portion.

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

For Oven Roasted Salmon with Lemon Cream Sauce:

2 to 3 lb salmon fillet
salt and black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp olive oil for drizzling salmon
1 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped, to garnish

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

Ingredients for Sauce (Lemon Beurre Blanc)

1 small onion or 2 medium shallots, super finely diced (about 1/4 cup diced)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 medium or 1 large lemons)
1/4 cup dry white wine (such as chardonnay or pino grigio)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup (8 Tbsp) cold unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

How to Make Oven Baked Salmon with Lemon Cream Sauce:

1. Line rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Arrange salmon skin-side-down, season with salt and pepper and drizzle the tops with oil. Bake uncovered at 425 for 10-15 min (depending on thickness of salmon) or until salmon is cooked through. My thick wild caught salmon took about 14 minutes. 

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

2. In a small sauce pan, combine 1/4 cup finely diced onion, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup wine and simmer over medium heat until reduced to a thick mixture (7-8 min).

3. Whisk in 1/2 cup cream and as soon as it comes to a simmer, reduce to low heat and slowly whisk in the 8 Tbsp butter, one tablespoon at a time (whisking constantly). Add 1/4 tsp salt or to taste and remove from heat. Cover with a lid to keep warm until ready to serve.

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

Plate salmon and drizzle generously with the lemon sauce, garnish with freshly chopped parsley then serve your hungry dinner guests 🙂

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

This oven baked salmon pairs really well with fluffy white rice and asparagus. Now that’s one classy dinner!

Natasha's Kitchen Cookbook

Oven Baked Salmon with Lemon Cream Sauce

4.84 from 75 votes
Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
This oven baked salmon is drizzled generously in a simple and delicious lemon cream sauce (classically known as lemon beurre blanc).
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Total Time: 24 minutes

Ingredients 

Servings: 4 to 6 slices

For Oven Baked Salmon with Lemon Cream Sauce:

  • 2 to 3 lb salmon fillet
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil for drizzling salmon
  • 1 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped, to garnish

For the Lemon Cream Sauce:

  • 1 small onion or 2 medium shallots, super finely diced (about 1/4 cup diced)
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, from 2 medium or 1 large lemons
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine, such as chardonnay or pino grigio
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup 8 Tbsp cold unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces

Instructions

  • Line baking sheet with foil or parchment. Arrange salmon skin-side-down, season with salt and pepper and drizzle the tops with oil. Bake uncovered at 425 for 10-15 min (depending on thickness of salmon) or until salmon is cooked through. My thick wild caught salmon took 14 min.
  • In a small sauce pan, combine 1/4 cup finely diced onion, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup wine and simmer over medium heat until reduced to a thick mixture (7-8 min).
  • Whisk in 1/2 cup cream and as soon as it comes to a simmer, reduce to low heat and slowly whisk in the 8 Tbsp butter, one tablespoon at a time (whisking constantly). Add 1/4 tsp salt or to taste and remove from heat. Cover with a lid to keep warm until ready to serve.
  • Plate salmon and drizzle generously with the lemon sauce, garnish with freshly chopped parsley then serve.

Notes

We recommend reheating over low heat, stirring frequently, just until hot and ready.
A 2 lb salmon serves 4 to 6 and a 3 lb salmon serves 6 to 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Keyword: salmon with lemon cream sauce
Skill Level: Medium
Cost to Make: $$

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Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

Do you have a go-to recipe for dinner guests? Let me know in a comment below!

Oven Baked Salmon with flavorful and simple lemon cream sauce. Lemon beurre blanc, will be your secret weapon for seafood recipes. Gourmet flavors at home! | natashaskitchen.com

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  • Dominic
    December 1, 2016

    Made this salmon for my daughter and she just loved it
    It turned out incredible !
    Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      December 1, 2016

      I’m so glad you both enjoyed it!! 🙂

      Reply

  • Sue
    November 30, 2016

    Can I make this recipe for a group of 15 people ahead of time?

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      November 30, 2016

      Hi Sue, I think this recipe tastes best when made fresh and I would not recommend marinating the salmon ahead of time since there is lemon juice in the marinade. I would suggest preparing the marinade ahead of time and refrigerating it separately from the salmon then spreading it on and baking before your event.

      Reply

      • Sue
        December 3, 2016

        Thank you. I am trying this tonight 🙂

        Reply

        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          December 3, 2016

          That’s wonderful! I hope you love it! 🙂

          Reply

  • Seby
    November 22, 2016

    Hi,
    Sounds good but how can I substitute dry white wine with something else?

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      November 22, 2016

      Hi Seby, I haven’t tried anything else but I do think white wine is important to get the right flavors in this recipe. I suppose the next best thing would be broth.

      Reply

  • Dawn
    November 21, 2016

    That was outstanding!!!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      November 21, 2016

      I’m so happy you enjoyed it!! 🙂

      Reply

  • SjPJ
    November 8, 2016

    I made oven baked salmon recipe tonight & its a keeper, do again dish! My husband says its “DELICIOUS” make it again please. Stayed pretty much to the recipe, added some garlic.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      November 8, 2016

      Thank you for such a nice review, I’m all smiles 😄.

      Reply

  • Eve & Bart
    October 15, 2016

    Delicious! Made this for dinner tonight. We loved it. Thank you.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      October 15, 2016

      You are welcome, I’m glad you guys loved it 😀.

      Reply

  • DBrici
    October 6, 2016

    What an amazing recipe! I just made this tonight and it was perfect!! My family loved it! 😋Thank you!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      October 7, 2016

      Awww that is music to my ears! Thank you so much for sharing that with us 🙂

      Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      October 7, 2016

      Awww that is music to my ears! Thank you so much for sharing that with us 🙂

      Reply

  • Diana Luka
    September 28, 2016

    This was AMAZING!! total hit at the dinner table! I added garlic to the sauce and it was just perfect! Keep the good recepies coming!! Even my one year old wanted seconds! Can’t wait to share this with my family!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      September 28, 2016

      I’m so happy you and your family enjoyed it! That’s so sweet that your one year old wanted seconds! 🙂 Thank you for sharing that with us.

      Reply

  • Michelle
    September 16, 2016

    WOW! What an amazing recipe! I just made this for my salmon and it was perfect!! Thank you!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      September 16, 2016

      Michelle, thank you for such a nice review on the salmon and you are welcome 😀.

      Reply

  • Tzivia
    June 22, 2016

    Hey Natasha made this tonight for dinner with tilapia only thing was I didn’t have parsley or any other fresh herbs so just made a lemon butter sauce with garlic melted a whole stick of butter put in a little flour in place of the white wine next time hopefully I will have all the ingredients but nevertheless it came out really way good and soooo yummy with my mom and sissy and mind u my sister ain’t a fish fan but this she gobbled up like wildfire will definitely be making this again darlin thanx tons @ always

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 22, 2016

      That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear your sister even enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing that with me 🙂

      Reply

      • Tzivia
        June 22, 2016

        Pleasure is all mine luv yea I couldn’t believe it with my sis gotta remember to eat fish more often thanx again cheers

        Reply

  • Alicia
    June 18, 2016

    Delicious! Everyone loved this sauce. Will definitely be making again 🙂

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 18, 2016

      Alicia, thank you for such a nice review, looks like you might have a new favorite 😀.

      Reply

  • Aigul
    June 16, 2016

    Hello Natasha, I made this today but I used canernet savinion (I didn’t have any wight wine), I used only 4 spoons of butter, and my sauce didn’t thicken, it was liquid. But OMG it was so good anyways! I don’t like salmon, just trying to be healthy at least sometimes and force myself in eating it. But this sauce…. It is delicious! Definitely a keeper, thank you very much! P.s. I’m making chicken drumsticks tomorrow (your new recipe)

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 16, 2016

      I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’ve actually seen this sauce served in several consistencies – ranging from very thin to almost a gravy! I hope you fall in love with the drumsticks recipe 🙂

      Reply

  • Donald Marselle
    June 10, 2016

    Salisbury Steak

    1 1/2 pounds ground beef (85 % lean)
    1/2 cup cooked rice
    1/4 cup green pepper chopped
    1/4 cup onion chopped
    1 Tbsp. parsley chopped
    1 teas. salt
    1/4 teas. garlic salt

    Mix well and form into 4 oval patties.
    Cook on med. high grill 15 minutes total turning once.

    Serve with Salisbury sauce:
    1/4 cup catsup, 2 Tbsp. chili sauce,
    1/2 tsp. Brown gravy master, 2/3 cup water, 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce,
    1/4 tsp. dry basil, .
    Mix well in saucepan, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Serve over meat.

    Reply

  • Donald Marselle
    June 10, 2016

    Here is a recipe you may try.
    Always a favorite at our house especially during grilling season.

    Sorry no pics.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 10, 2016

      Awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m printing this right now to try it later 🙂

      Reply

  • Donald Marselle
    June 10, 2016

    Absolutely the best Salmon recipe ever.
    The Sauce is superb!
    This will become a heirloom recipe in our family.
    Thank you Natasha.
    I have made other recipes from your blog and ALL were delicious.

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 10, 2016

      Thank you for the great review! I’m so happy you’re enjoying my recipes 🙂

      Reply

  • Annie
    June 7, 2016

    Would the baking time be different if it’s 1lb of salmon?

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 7, 2016

      Hi Annie, it should be the same.

      Reply

  • Tzivia
    June 5, 2016

    Mmmmm wow looks really way good too bad im allergic to salmon Natasha wanna know if this can work with tilapia or tuna or cod gotta eat more fish seeing this recipe yummmm

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 6, 2016

      Oh I’m sorry to hear that :(. Yes, you can use this sauce for a variety of fish and seafood. 🙂

      Reply

      • Tzivia
        June 6, 2016

        Yea me too but we get by oh wow that’s so good to know that I can use any other fish trying to eat more of it gurl happy eating

        Reply

  • Ghenya
    June 3, 2016

    I made it, and absolutely loved the recipe. Spasibo :))))

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      June 3, 2016

      Ghenya, I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you for sharing that with us and you are welcome!

      Reply

  • Nina
    May 31, 2016

    Thanks Natasha, we just get baked salmon yesterday, but different recipe. Next time I will try this, looks delicious. I can smell it so yammmmm.be bless always!!!!!!!!

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      May 31, 2016

      Thank you Nina! I hope you love it! 🙂

      Reply

      • Nina
        June 2, 2016

        Hi Natasha, I have question how you did asparagus, it looks delicious. I do not have to cook it, but I be happy to try…. Thanks

        Reply

        • Natasha
          natashaskitchen
          June 3, 2016

          Hi Nina! Click here for my go-to asparagus recipe. It’s so easy and tasty 🙂

          Reply

          • Nina
            June 3, 2016

            tanks

  • AB
    May 31, 2016

    Can i replace the wine with anything?

    Reply

    • Natasha
      natashaskitchen
      May 31, 2016

      Hi AB, I haven’t experimented with anything but different kinds of wines, but I don’t think it would taste the same if you omitted the wine.

      Reply

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