Roast Side of Salmon with Mustard, Tarragon, and Chive Sauce

Ingredients

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Atlantic salmon

  Fish, wild, raw

  56 oz or 1.59kg

• Tarragon

  Spices, dried

  6 tbsp, leaves or 11g

• Light mayonnaise

  Salad dressing, light

  ⅔ cup or 160g

• Lemon peel

  Raw

  2 tsp or 4g

• Lemons

  Raw, with peel

  1 fruit without seeds or 108g

• Chives

  Raw

  6 tbsp chopped or 18g

• Brown sugar

  6 tsp packed or 28g

• Dijon mustard

  Grey poupon

  ½ cup or 125g

Directions

1. Finely chop tarragon and chives.
2. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 450°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. Mix lemon juice, tarragon, chives, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, and lemon peel in a medium bowl. Season mustard sauce with salt and pepper.
4. Place salmon, skin side down, on the prepared sheet. Spoon 1/2 cup mustard sauce atop salmon, then spread over, covering completely. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
5. Roast until salmon is opaque in center, about 15 minutes. Transfer salmon to a platter using parchment. Cut into pieces and serve with remaining mustard sauce.