Oven Poached Salmon With Dill Sauce And Cucumber Recipes

OVEN-POACHED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F.
• Place salmon, skin-side down, in baking dish. Top with dill and drizzle with lemon juice.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Add water to submerge salmon halfway. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork.

OVEN POACHED SALMON WITH DILL SAUCE AND CUCUMBER

Steps:

• Peel, seed and grate the cucumbers. Place in a dish cloth, roll up and squeeze/ring out as much moisture as possible. Set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard and lemon juice. Stir in chopped dill and chives. Remove grated cucumber from cloth and stir into mayonnaise mixture, along with the salt and pepper.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut a piece of cheesecloth large enough to wrap the salmon completely. Line a glass baking dish large enough to hold the salmon in one layer with the cheesecloth. Lay salmon fillet(s) on cheesecloth.
• Spread lemon slices over top of salmon. Top with sliced onions. Scatter peppercorns over the top. Place bay leaves evenly on top. Fold over cheesecloth to cover completely and tuck in sides. Pour wine over the top. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the fillet reaches around 125 to 130 degrees.
• Using two large flat spatulas, carefully remove fish from pan and place on a cutting board to cool. Once cool, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• When ready to serve, remove cheesecloth, bay leaves, onions and peppercorns. Carefully remove lemon slices and set aside. With a damp paper towel, gently wipe off any white residue on top of salmon. (It's coagulated protein and it's fine to eat, it just doesn't look pretty!) Using two large flat spatulas, move salmon to a serving platter.
• Wipe any white residue off of lemon slices; arrange decoratively on top of cooked salmon (see photo). Garnish with fresh dill. Place cucumber sauce in a bowl and serve on the side.

QUICK POACHED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE

Steps:

• In an 11x7-in. microwave-safe dish coated with cooking spray, combine the first 6 ingredients. Microwave, uncovered, on high until mixture comes to a boil, 2-3 minutes., Carefully add salmon to dish. Cover and microwave at 70% power until fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 5-1/2 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, cucumber, onion, salt and basil. Remove salmon from poaching liquid. Serve with sauce.

POACHED SALMON WITH DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, combine the water, wine, onion and celery. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; add salmon and poach, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until fish is firm and flakes easily with a fork., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with salmon.

DAD'S POACHED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all poaching liquid ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring the poaching liquid to a very low simmer and cook 30 minutes. Skim the top as needed to remove any foam from the surface. Lay some cheesecloth over the top of the poaching liquid, making a bed for the fillets. Submerge salmon in poaching liquid and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 1 English cucumber, unpeeled, roughly chopped
• Fronds from 1 bunch dill (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 small red onion
• 2 large lemons, juiced
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup yogurt
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Combine first four ingredients in a blender and puree. Gradually blend in mayonnaise, oil and yogurt and then season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Serve poached salmon with side of sauce.

MY ENGLISH FRIEND MAGGIE'S FAVORITE SIMPLE SUPPER: POACHED SALMON WITH DIJON DILL SAUCE, CUCUMBER AND DARK BREAD, NEW POTATOES WITH MINT

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Cover pot and bring water to a boil. Add a generous amount of coarse salt to the water, a few healthy pinches. Reduce heat to medium and boil covered until tender, about 12 minutes.
• Place salmon fillets in a large deep skillet or divide between 2 skillets if you do not have a pan large enough to accommodate all 8 portions. The additional portions will provide the cooked salmon for salmon cakes on another night. Pour wine and water into the pan so that just the very top of the salmon is exposed. Add a bay leaf and a bouquet of a few sprigs each fresh tarragon, dill and parsley to the pan and set it down into the liquid. Place the pan or pans over high heat and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and cover the pan. Poach salmon for 10 minutes or, until fish is firm and opaque.
• Drain your potatoes and return them to the hot pot. Add butter to the pot and turn potatoes to coat them lightly in the butter. Sprinkle the mint and sugar over the potatoes.
• Combine sour cream with Dijon mustard and chopped herbs in a small bowl.
• Remove salmon from the cooking liquid with a thin spatula. Reserve 3 portions of the salmon and place in the refrigerator or freeze for salmon cakes meal.
• To serve, place a piece of salmon on a plate and garnish with sauce. Serve pumpernickel squares, watercress and sliced cucumber along side the fish. Add minted red potatoes to the plate and serve.

OVEN POACHED SALMON A LA PAIGE WITH DILL, VIDALIA ONION AND CUCUMBER RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rub the bottom of a shallow baking dish with cold butter. Arrange salmon in dish. Season the fish with salt and pepper. Add broth and a few sprigs of dill to the pan. Roast the fish 12 to 15 minutes.
• Combine sugar, salt and vinegar in the bottom of a medium bowl. Add chopped onions, chopped cucumber and radishes. Sprinkle in 3 tablespoons chopped dill and toss the mixture to coat in vinegar, sugar and salt.
• Remove fish from the oven. Spoon pan juices over fish and carefully transfer to individual plates or platter. Top fish with relish and serve.

POACHED SALMON W/DILL SAUCE, COLD

Steps:

• in large pan, add salmon, cut in half if needed.
• add water, spices, wine, lemon juice, and vegetables to cover halfway.
• use 2 burners if necessary, heat to boil, cover and simmer on low 10-15 minutes.
• when salmon turns light pink, and opaque remove from liquid, chill.
• meanwhile make dill sauce- mix all ingredients together.
• slice cucumbers very thin, or use a mandoline, watch your fingers.
• decorate salmon with rows of cucumber to look like fish scales, serve w/ dill sauce.
• this can be served warm, but we prefer it cold or at room temp.

CHILLED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the water, wine, onions and peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add salmon. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork., With a spatula, carefully remove salmon; discard cooking liquid. Cool salmon for 10 minutes; refrigerate until chilled. In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with salmon.

SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet; stir well. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to low, add salmon. Simmer 8 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• While salmon cooks, combine yogurt, cucumber, dillweed, and salt; stir well.
• Gently transfer salmon to a serving platter, using two spatulas; spoon cucumber sauce evenly over salmon.

OVEN POACHED SALMON WITH DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove skin if using fillets.
• Cut fish into serving size pieces.
• Season with seasoning salt and arrange in single layer in greased, shallow baking dish.
• Pour wine over and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 450 for 10 min/inch of thickness or until opaque.
• Remove from oven and drain cooking liquid into small saucepan.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and heat until just warmed through.
• Spoon over fish and serve immediately.

POACHED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• For the salmon: Combine the wine, water, bouillon, peppercorns, dillweed, bay leaves, celery, and lemon in a skillet. Bring to a boil; cover.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the salmon to the mixture in the skillet and cook for 10 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.
• To prepare Cucumber-Dill Sauce: In a medium bowl, mix together the cucumber, sour cream, yogurt, dill, and mustard.
• To serve: place the fillets on individual serving plates. Spoon the sauce evenly over the fillets. Garnish with fresh dill sprigs, if using.

SALMON WITH CREAMY DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil; grease lightly. Place salmon skin side down on foil. Sprinkle with lemon pepper and onion salt. Top with onion and lemon. Dot with butter. Fold foil around salmon; seal tightly,, Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Open foil carefully, allowing steam to escape. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork., Meanwhile, combine the sauce ingredients until smooth. Serve with salmon.