Microwaved Salmon with White Wine Butter Sauce

If you want to make just one serving, use half the amount of each ingredient listed below and cook the salmon in the microwave for 2 minutes, let it rest for 1 minute, then cook again for 1 minute, and let it rest for 1 minute more.

If you cook the salmon in decorative containers—I use oval porcelain gratin dishes—you can serve it in the same dishes you cooked the salmon in. Otherwise, I transfer the salmon to soup plates—to hold the runny sauce—pour the sauce over and around, and s