CategoryDifficultyIntermediate
Broiled Sour Cream and Dill Salmon
Yields4 Servings
Cook Time10 mins
 1 English cucumber, halved crosswise
 ½ small white onion, thinly sliced into rings
 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
 5 tsp extra virgin olive oil
 ½ tsp kosher salt
 ¼ tsp ground black pepper
 4 boneless salmon fillets (about 1½ pounds)
 ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
 1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
 ½ tsp garlic powder
 ½ tsp onion salt
 ¼ cup light sour cream
 ½ tsp chopped fresh dill plus sprigs for garnish
 Lemon slices for garnish
1

Into small bowl, with vegetable peeler, cut thin slices from each cucumber half up to seed portion. Stir in onion, vinegar, 1 teaspoon oil, salt and black pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

2

Place oven rack 4 to 5 inches from broiler. Preheat broiler to high. Coat both sides of salmon with remaining 4 teaspoons oil. In shallow baking dish, place salmon, skin side up, and broil 3 to 5 minutes or until skin is lightly browned.

3

With wide spatula, turn salmon. Pour lemon juice over salmon and sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning, garlic powder and onion salt. Broil salmon 5 minutes.

4

In small bowl, mix sour cream and dill; spread evenly over salmon. Broil 3 to 4 minutes or until sour cream topping is lightly browned, salmon is almost opaque throughout and internal temperature reaches 145°. Slip spatula between salmon skin and flesh to remove skin. Serve salmon over cucumber mixture; garnish with dill sprigs and lemon slices.

Ingredients

 1 English cucumber, halved crosswise
 ½ small white onion, thinly sliced into rings
 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
 5 tsp extra virgin olive oil
 ½ tsp kosher salt
 ¼ tsp ground black pepper
 4 boneless salmon fillets (about 1½ pounds)
 ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
 1 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
 ½ tsp garlic powder
 ½ tsp onion salt
 ¼ cup light sour cream
 ½ tsp chopped fresh dill plus sprigs for garnish
 Lemon slices for garnish

Directions

1

Into small bowl, with vegetable peeler, cut thin slices from each cucumber half up to seed portion. Stir in onion, vinegar, 1 teaspoon oil, salt and black pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

2

Place oven rack 4 to 5 inches from broiler. Preheat broiler to high. Coat both sides of salmon with remaining 4 teaspoons oil. In shallow baking dish, place salmon, skin side up, and broil 3 to 5 minutes or until skin is lightly browned.

3

With wide spatula, turn salmon. Pour lemon juice over salmon and sprinkle with lemon pepper seasoning, garlic powder and onion salt. Broil salmon 5 minutes.

4

In small bowl, mix sour cream and dill; spread evenly over salmon. Broil 3 to 4 minutes or until sour cream topping is lightly browned, salmon is almost opaque throughout and internal temperature reaches 145°. Slip spatula between salmon skin and flesh to remove skin. Serve salmon over cucumber mixture; garnish with dill sprigs and lemon slices.

Notes

Broiled Sour Cream & Dill Salmon