Poached Salmon with Creamy Piccata Sauce

From EatingWell: March/April 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook — Subscribe Now!

Easy poached salmon is sophisticated with a creamy caper-and-lemon sauce. Make it a meal: Serve with snow peas or roasted asparagus and a whole grain like quinoa or brown rice.

READER'S COMMENT:

"This was an excellent way to cook salmon and such a healthy meal. I actually added about a teaspoon of cornstarch prior to adding sour cream and lemon. I allowed the mixture to cook about 3 minutes with the corn starch and the sauce was...

Poached Salmon with Creamy Piccata Sauce Recipe

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This was an excellent way to cook salmon and such a healthy meal. I actually added about a teaspoon of cornstarch prior to adding sour cream and lemon. I allowed the mixture to cook about 3 minutes with the corn starch and the sauce was perfect. I also added sun dried tomatoes, basil, rosemary and a little garlic and cheese (absolutely divine). bon appetite Helen Frye, Hurricane, WV	7 weeks 5 days ago
Wow, this was delicious and very fast and easy. I used a whole sweet onion instead of shallots (don't like them), so the sauce was chunky. It was so good! I'll be making this many more times. Neeta, Waltham, MA	7 weeks 5 days ago
This recipe was SUPER EASY, SO QUICK, and SIMPLY DELICIOUS!!! The salmon was tender and flavorful, and the sauce REALLY complimented it. My family raved about this dish & agreed it was something you'd expect from an expensive restaurant. I served the salmon with brown rice and steamed asparagus. I did let the sauce simmer a little longer than directed to thicken - but I topped the brown rice with some of the extra and it was divine. Will definitely make it again! LYNNE, Deltona, FL	7 weeks 5 days ago
I heeded everyone's advise and allowed extra time for the sauce to cook down. It was simply delicious. I loved the crunchness of the shallots and the tang the capers added. I served with cooked spinach and a side dish of quinoa with carrots/celery. It's hard to find a good meal like that in a restaurant!! Sharon, Little Rock	7 weeks 5 days ago
Am I missing something? 1/2 cup wine combined with 1/4 cup sour cream results in broth, not sauce. Had to remake sauce to be able to use it at all. Virginia, Minneapolis, MN	7 weeks 5 days ago
This was a fantastically simple dish to prepare, and my boyfriend LOVED it (so did I)! I served it with brown rice, and saved the other two pieces of salmon with some of the sauce in individual containers, and then had lunch for two days, too! The sauce really makes this dish! JC Hall, Houston, TX	7 weeks 5 days ago
Very good - and so easy! Need to simmer the sauce a little longer than 1 minute for it to thicken. Trish, Neptune Beach, FL	7 weeks 5 days ago
I enjoyed the salmon. My family was so impressed with the food, and I have passed the recipe on to my friends. Thanks a lot. Latoya Bryant, Edgewood, MD	7 weeks 5 days ago
Does anyone have suggestions--is it possible to make this for a large group... a day ahead of time? It sounds delicious, and I am wondering if I could make it and serve it at a large buffet party. I think I would have to make it up to stirring in the sour cream and do that at the last minute. Any thoughts? Cathy, Pittsburgh, PA	7 weeks 5 days ago
A new family favorite! The piccata sauce is the perfect compliment to the tender salmon. It makes an extremely satisfying meal. Kirstin, Los Angeles, CA	7 weeks 5 days ago