Salmon with Blackberry Hollandaise

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Smyth Estate in Plano, Texas in 1990. 
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
* 4 egg yolks
* 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 1½ sticks sweet butter
* ½ teaspoon salt
* ½ teaspoon white pepper
* 2 cups blackberries
* 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* ½ teaspoon garlic, minced
* ½ teaspoon shallot, minced
* 1 lemon, juiced
* 3 tablespoons madeira wine
* 1 lemon quartered
* fresh mint
* 2 cups white wine
* 3 cups fish stock
* 4 salmon fillets
== Directions ==
# Whisk egg yolks and lemon juice in top pan of double boiler.
# Place pan onto double boiler with water.
# Whisk continuously until sauce just begins to thicken.
# Remove from heat and slowly pour melted butter in steady stream continuing to whisk until all butter is incorporated.
# Add salt and white pepper.
# In small saucepan combine blackberries reserving some for garnish, mustard, garlic, shallot, lemon juice and wine.
# Reduce by one-fourth stirring often to keep from scorching.
# Puree in a food processor then pass through a fine sieve.
# Set aside one quarter of the reduction for garnish.
# Fold the remaining portion into the hollandaise.
# In a fresh saucepan combine quartered lemon and one sprig of mint with white wine and fish stock.
# Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer.
# Using a spatula carefully place the salmon fillets in saucepan and poach for 10 minutes.
# Remove fillets with spatula so that they retain their shape.
# Spoon some blackberry hollandaise into center of each serving plate then drizzle thin circular line of reserved puree.
# Lightly draw the back of a spoon across it making a scallop effect toward the outside of the plate.
# Place a salmon fillet in the circle and garnish with whole blackberries.
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