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Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce
Three words that are guaranteed to make a Pacific Northwesterner’s mouth water: Copper. River. Salmon. That’s right folks, its salmon season again. Glorious. Wonderful. Cholesterol friendly. Omega 3 filled salmon season. Salmon is great with many different sauces like caper sauce and dill sauce but it is also DE.LISH.IOUS. with mustard and dill.
I am not kidding you when I tell you that people in the Northwest go nutzo over this salmon. I mean seriously people, they have a news crew and chefs waiting on the landing strip for the plane to bring in the first delivery of this stuff. Perhaps one of the reasons for all the mayhem, besides the rich tastiness of this particular variety of salmon, is that copper river salmon season is far too short. In fact it is coming to a close as I type these words. With that said, any kind of salmon will work well in this recipe. Use whatever kind of salmon that you have in your area. And whatever you do, sometime in your life make it to the Pacific Northwest during Copper River season to try some yourself.
Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Country Dijon Mustard
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon olive oil plus more for salmon
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 2 salmon fillets pin bones removed
- kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with non-stick spray.
- In a bowl whisk together Dijon and country Dijon mustard, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon olive oil, dill and garlic.
- Place salmon fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil (about 1 teaspoon per fillet). Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, tent with foil for another 10 minutes. The salmon will continue cooking during this time.
- Transfer salmon to a serving platter. Spoon sauce over the top. Serve.
Notes
Hey! I'm Des!
Welcome to Life’s Ambrosia where Dinner is served and memories are made. Here you will find over 1000 tried and true recipes for every possible occasion. In the last 10 years, this blog has helped millions of families put dinner on the table and create food memories. Let me help you too.
Deseree
June 7, 2010 at 6:25 pmThank you Alicia! My kitchen right now doesnt have the best light for step by step photos but that is something I’ve thought about. Hopefully we’ll be able to work that in eventually.
Thank you Jenn! If your boyfriend doesn’t like it that just means more salmon for you :)
Jenn's Food Journey
June 2, 2010 at 6:57 pmI love salmon.. my boyfriend hates it. What’s a girl to do right? The really sad part, I live in the Arizona desert.. it’s hard to get good salmon here. Nice thing is, the sauce will go with just about any fish! Your picture looks fantastic..as always!
AliciaLRM
June 2, 2010 at 8:37 amYou know what I REALLY love about your website? The recipies are so simply laid out and the food seems so easy to prepare. I love that!!
I wish there were more pictures of the food though. It always looks so good that I want to see more so I can drool a bit more as well.