It's SALMON time again!

Salmon is in season!!! Copper River salmon will be thee star of your fish market very soon! Everyone loves salmon, and here is a delicious way to impress your family and friends. It's all about the sauce!

Salmon with Sweet Corn, Shiitake Mushrooms, and Balsamic Butter Sauce.

1/2 lb chilled butter plus 4 tbspns.
3/4 lb shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and reserved, caps thinly sliced
3/4 cup sliced red onions
1 1/2 tspn. sliced garlic
1 medium tomato coarsely chopped
3/4 tspn black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 tspn kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 cups of sweet corn kernels
4 6 oz skinless salmon filets
2 tbspn olive oil
3 tablespoons minced chives

Cut the 1/2 lb of butter in chunks and keep in fridge.

To make the sauce, melt 1 tbspn of butter in a medium saucepan. Add the mushroom stems, onions, garlic,tomato, peppercorns, and bay leaf. Cook stirring every now and then until the veggies are soft. About 7 minutes.
Add the balsamic and 1/4 cup of water, raise the heat and reduce until syrupy.
Reduce the heat to low and whisk in chilled butter a few pieces at a time. Don't be in a hurry! Allow each addition of butter to melt before you add more. The sauce should be just below a simmer the whole time. After all of the butter has been added strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a double boiler set over low heat. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.

Heat oven to 200 degrees

Melt 3 tbspns of butter in a large skillet. Add the mushrooms and stir and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the corn and cook 5 more minutes. Put the skillet in the oven to keep warm.

Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a large fry pan and sear the salmon until golden....about 3-5 minutes. Turn it over and cook about 3 minutes more. Transfer the salmon to a platter and surround it with the corn/mushroom mixture. Top it off with the sauce and then finish it with the chopped chives.

A tomato arugula salad and a bottle of Viognier would be perfect for this meal!!!

This is delicious, easy, and so impressive!