Baked Salmon With Mustard And Tarragon - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 lb. center cut salmon fillet with skin
1/2 c. mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh tarragon or 2 tsp. dried
1/4 tsp. white wine vinegar
lemon wedges

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Place salmon, skin down, on ungreased roasting pan.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Whisk mayonnaise, mustard, tarragon and vinegar in small bowl.
Season topping to taste with salt and pepper.
Spread topping over top and sides of salmon completely covering it.
Cover pan tightly with heavy foil. Bake salmon covered until almost cooked through (salmon will feel almost firm when pressed) about 35 minutes.
Remove from oven. Preheat broiler.
Uncover pan.
Broil until topping is deep golden brown.
Salmon feels firm, 5 minutes.
Cut salmon crosswise into 4 pieces.
Slide spatula between skin/salmon.
Transfer to plate. Add lemon wedges.