A Sauce for Salmon That’s a Pure Taste of Sunshine
A simple sauce inspired this entire dish.
What do you get when you cook down fresh orange juice with lime juice?
The makings for a simple, sublime sauce that’s perfect for most anything.
The recipe for this easy “Citrus Sauce” first appeared in Everyday Food in September 2004. After cooking down the citrus juices, whisk in a little sugar, olive oil and Dijon mustard. That’s it.
You end up with a really bright tasting sauce that’s light yet punchy. I spooned it over grilled wild King salmon laid over a bed of soba noodles and garnished with cucumber and cilantro. The sauce would work just great on grilled shrimp, too, strewn over a bed of crisp greens. Or on grilled vegetables or roasted chicken.
It’s a sauce sure to add a little more oomph to so many things in your repertoire.
The sauce — with a fresh grind of black, pink and green pepper.
Citrus Sauce
(Makes 3/4 cup)
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons olive oil
Coarse salt and ground pepper
In a small skillet over high heat, boil 1/2 cup fresh orange juice and 1/4 cup fresh lime juice until reduced to 1/2 cup, 8 to 12 minutes.
Remove from heat, whisk in 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard, and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with coarse salt and ground pepper.
From Everyday Food’s September 2004 issue
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That does sound simple and delicious! Today I’m feeling the start of a sore throat, so I’m thinking eating salmon with citrus will give me some Vitamin C to fight it. 🙂
Fabulous, refined and delightful! Perfect with salmon.
Cheers,
Rosa
Oooh, so easy and refreshing! I might just do this tonight! 🙂
This sounds so good with salmon! What a great way to make it special without too much effort.
I can’t decide what I like more, the sauce or that beautifully cooked salmon. I never cook fish at home cus I’m afraid I’ll ruin it!
Carolyn, this sauce was perfect for the wild sockeye salmon we had tonight. The sauce was bright and happy and balanced so it allowed the fish to stand on its own which, as you probably know by now, is important to us.
Carrie: So glad you tried it and liked it. It’s flavorful but definitely not over-powering. And believe you me, I definitely know that the pure taste of a stellar ingredient is important to you. 😉
this sounds great for any number of things! i’m actually tempted to make a fish dish now. 🙂
This is just perfect! Delicious sauce and it looks fantastic with salmon and noodles.
I’ve tried it! Very unique taste, but delicious!
I reheated pork tenderloin in this sauce and also used it for mashed potatoes. So tasty and good.
Hi Gwen: Ooh, I bet that sauce would be wonderful on pork and mashed potatoes, too. It’s such a bright and lively taste that it marries well with so many things. Glad it was such a hit with you!