Dinner for 4

Salmon with Creamy Piccata Sauce

Name: Salmon with Creamy Piccata Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 skinless salmon fillets; 1 pinch salt (optional); 1 pinch pepper (optional); 1/4 cup flour (optional); 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 cloves garlic; 1/3 cup dry white wine; 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock; 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch; 3 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 4 tbsp capers; 1/2 cup reduced fat cream; 3 tbsp parsley; 4 slices lemon

$19.27for 445 minServes 4

Salmon fillets are lightly browned, then finished in a creamy lemon, garlic, wine, and caper sauce.

Photo: cafedelites.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Salmon fillets, 1.5 lb$9.99/lb typical	1.5 lb	$14.98Typical price
	Butter, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
	Broth, 8.25 oz$0.07/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.58Typical price
	Juice, 1.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	1.75 oz	$0.07Typical price
	Capers, 1.25 oz$0.45/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.56Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.14Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$19.27

Swaps

Swap salmon fillets for white fish (tilapiaabout $3.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourOlive and cooking oilWine, beer and spiritsCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Italian High-protein Family Dinners

Typical price

$4.82 per serving$19.27 for 4

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Ingredients

4 skinless salmon fillets
1 pinch salt (optional)
1 pinch pepper (optional)
1/4 cup flour (optional)
2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp olive oil
4 cloves garlic
1/3 cup dry white wine
1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
3 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp capers
1/2 cup reduced fat cream
3 tbsp parsley
4 slices lemon

Steps

Pat the salmon dry, season with salt and pepper, and lightly coat with flour.
Heat the oil and one tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the salmon for 4 minutes per side.
Transfer the salmon to a plate and melt the remaining butter in the skillet.
Cook the garlic for 1 minute, then add the wine, stock, lemon juice, and capers and simmer for 5 minutes.
Whisk the cornstarch with water, stir it into the sauce with the cream, and simmer for 3 minutes.
Return the salmon to the skillet, spoon over the sauce, and cook for 3 minutes, until it reaches 145 F.
Garnish with parsley and lemon slices before serving.

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