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salmon with lemon dill sauce

(2 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Giselle Gonzalez
@chefgi
Bronx, NY

This is a wonderful fish dish just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

This simple salmon recipe is easy to prepare yet it's bursting with so much flavor. Fresh and tangy, the lemon dill sauce adds so much zing to the dish. Once cooked, the salmon is warm and flaky. After trying, you'll find yourself making this salmon again and again.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(2 ratings)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 5 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For salmon with lemon dill sauce

  • 1
    wild caught salmon fillet or whole salmon 2 lbs.
  • 2
    lemons
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    fresh dill
  • 2 Tbsp
    extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp
    fresh unsalted butter
  • salt and pepper, to taste

How To Make salmon with lemon dill sauce

  • Seasoning salmon with salt and pepper.
    1
    Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Add the olive oil to your pan. I love using cast iron for this dish. It can go from stove top to oven. Bring it up to heat.
  • Searing salmon in a pan.
    2
    When the pan is heated lay the fish skin side down. The salt and pepper will create the crispiness on the skin. When you see the flesh becoming opaque and you see the skin curling on the sides it's time to turn it.
  • Flipping salmon and cooking the other side.
    3
    Cook other side to your liking. Remember if you like your salmon medium rare, remove when the middle is just about warmed through the residual heat will cook it to perfection.
  • Adding lemon, butter, and seasoning creating a pan sauce.
    4
    Add the butter, the juice of the one lemon, and minced the dill. Heat it through then spoon over the fish. Thinly slice the remaining lemon. You can lay on the side this gives it a wonderful aroma. This can be served with some creamy warm Colcannon. Enjoy!
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