Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce is a light, delicious meal with tons of dill flavor. This is a simple meal that’s perfect for the warmer months.
Creamy Dill Sauce
The salmon is baked wrapped in foil with lemon slices, onion, and butter. It’s then topped with a cool and creamy dill sauce. I love salmon paired with a creamy sauce and this dill sauce is my favorite. It tastes like summer and I don’t think there’s any better herb to pair with salmon.
The sauce is made from a mixture of mayonnaise and sour cream for ultimate creaminess. A little onion, horseradish, lemon juice, and a whole lot of dill give it just the right flavor.
How To Serve
You’ll love the fresh herb and citrus flavor in this Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce. Serve with a glass of white wine for a simple, but elegant meal that’s both light and refreshing. To keep the meal light, I like to serve it with either roasted or steamed broccolini, Marinated Cucumber, Tomato and Onion Salad, or steamed asparagus.
Recipe Tip
Be aure to use fresh dill for this recipe, not dried dill Dill is a wonderful herb to grow in a southern garden. Even beginner gardeners can grow dill. I have a pot of dill in my backyard and can easily clip a little whenever I need some. This is very desirable because often fresh dill sold at the grocery store is wilted and not very fresh.
How To Store
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 days. Store salmon and sauce in separate containers. Rewarm salmon in microwave and then top with sauce.
More Salmon Recipes
- Honey BBQ Salmon
- Cajun Salmon with Creamy Parmesan Sauce
- BBQ Salmon Cobb Salad
- Creamy Tuscan Salmon
- Honey Garlic Salmon
- Teriyaki Salmon
Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon minced sweet onion
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons horseradish
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill,, or 1 teaspoon dried dillweed
Salmon
- 4 (5-ounce) salmon fillets
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 4 thin slices sweet onion
- 1 lemon,, thinly sliced
- 4 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all ingredients for sauce in a small bowl and refrigerate until needed.
- Place each piece of salmon on a square piece of foil. Sprinkle with lemon pepper and season to taste with salt.
- Place an onion slice on top of each salmon filet. and 2 slices of lemon on top of the onion.
- Place 1 tablespoon butter on top and then wrap the foil around each piece of salmon.
- Place on baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove salmon from oven. Carefully unwrap foil. Carefully remove onion and lemon slices. (You may want to put them back on for presentation.)
- Broil salmon for about 5 minutes or until cooked through.
- Serve salmon with sauce.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home
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