Recipe: Salmon with Lime Herb Butter (food processor)

SALMON WITH LIME HERB BUTTER

2 limes
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
1 (2-inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
12 sprigs fresh cilantro, divided use
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
4 (6-ounce each) salmon fillets

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

TO PREPARE THE LIME HERB BUTTER:
Finely grate zest from one lime, and squeeze its juice; set aside. Cut remaining lime into 8 wedges; set aside.

In the bowl of a food processor, combine butter, ginger, 8 sprigs cilantro and lime zest and juice. Process until the mixture is smooth. Season to taste with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper; process again. Mound butter on a piece of foil, and shape into a cylinder. Cover tightly with foil, and place in freezer.

TO PREPARE THE SALMON:
Brush a baking sheet with oil, and place salmon fillets skin side down on sheet. Sprinkle with salt to taste.

Bake until fish flakes easily, about 8 minutes.

TO SERVE:
Remove lime butter from freezer, and cut into thick rounds. Place a fillet on each of four plates and top each with an equal portion of lime butter. Garnish each plate with two lime wedges and a sprig of cilantro, and serve.

Servings: 4
Adapted from source: Reader's Digest: 30 Minute Cookbook