Recipe: Broiled Salmon with Tarragon Butter

BROILED SALMON WITH TARRAGON BUTTER
Source: Bon Appetit, April 1990
Servings: 2 (can be doubled or tripled)

3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Fresh ground pepper
2 (1-inch-thick) salmon fillets
Salt
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried, crumbled

Preheat broiler.

Melt butter with lemon juice in small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and add generous amount of pepper.

Arrange salmon skin side down on broiler-proof pan. Brush with half of butter mixture. Season with salt.

Broil without turning until just cooked through.

TO SERVE:
Transfer to plates. Add tarragon to remaining butter. Spoon over salmon and serve.