This Beer Poached Salmon is served with a delicious, creamy homemade tarragon mayonnaise, and it’s perfect for family dinners and guests alike.
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
- mayonnaise
- dried tarragon
- minced chives
- chopped green onions
- minced parsley
- Tabasco sauce
- beer
- onion
- celery
- freshly squeezed lemon juice
- salt
- bay leaf
- whole peppercorns
- salmon fillets
✏️ How to make Beer Poached Salmon with Tarragon Mayonnaise:
*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.
MAKE THE TARRAGON MAYONNAISE:
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise ingredients. Chill until ready to serve.
PREPARE THE SALMON:
- In a large skillet, combine all ingredients except salmon. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the salmon fillets, cover, and gently simmer for 15 minutes or until the salmon is just done.
➡️ Recipe Tips and Substitutions:
- Use your favorite beer for poaching the salmon. An ale or a pilsner will probably work best.
- You may use mashed avocado in place of the mayonnaise. Add the spices to it.
- If you want to just beer poach the salmon and not serve it with the mayonnaise, that’s fine too. It’s excellent added to salads!
- If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Serve the salmon fillets with a dollop of the tarragon mayonnaise on top.
✔️ Make Ahead Tips:
You may make beer poached salmon fillets ahead and refrigerate and serve cold.
❤️ What I Love About This Recipe:
- My husband likes beer, so this is a good recipe to make using his favorite beer!
- The tarragon mayonnaise is a yummy pairing with salmon. Consider using it to go with any leftover cold salmon you may have.
- The salmon turns out to be the perfect, cooked texture.
Beer Poached Salmon with Tarragon Mayonnaise
This poached salmon is served with a delicious, creamy homemade tarragon mayonnaise, and is perfect for family dinners and guests alike.
Recipe Details
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 363kcal
Ingredients
TARRAGON MAYONNAISE:
- ½ cup light or regular mayonnaise
- ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 teaspoon minced chives
- 1 teaspoon chopped green onions
- 1 teaspoon minced parsley
- ¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
SALMON:
- 12 ounces beer
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 whole bay leaf
- 4 whole peppercorns
- Four 6-ounce (1-inch-thick) salmon fillets
Instructions
MAKE THE TARRAGON MAYONNAISE:
- In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise ingredients. Chill until ready to serve.
PREPARE THE SALMON:
- In a large skillet, combine all ingredients except salmon. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the salmon fillets, cover, and gently simmer for 15 minutes or until the salmon is just done.
- Serve warm with a dollop of the tarragon mayonnaise.
Notes
- You may also refrigerate and serve cold.
- Alternately you may use mashed avocado in place of the mayonnaise. Add the spices to it. (This was a suggestion from a RecipeGirl reader!)
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 363kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 910mg, Potassium: 971mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 316IU, Vitamin C: 8mg, Calcium: 46mg, Iron: 2mg
Another winner!!! Such a great combination of flavors! Thank you for this! Will make again. Full disclosure, I used avocado in place of mayonnaise though.
Hi I am in Alaska and have fresh salmon, want to make this TOMORROW, what kind of beer to use?? Thank you!@
I just googled your question, and it looks like a pale ale or a brown ale are recommended as best pairing with salmon.