Baked Salmon with Dill Sauce
Oven-baked salmon fillets served with a cool, creamy lemon-dill sauce.
Instructions
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Step 1
Heat the oven to 200°C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Step 2
Whisk the sour cream, dill, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, and ⅜ tsp (2 gr) of the salt until evenly combined. Keep the sauce chilled while the salmon cooks.
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Step 3
Place the salmon skin-side down on the prepared baking sheet. Coat it with the olive oil, then season with the remaining ⅝ tsp (3 gr) salt and the black pepper.
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Step 4
Bake until the salmon flakes easily and its thickest part reaches 63°C, about 10–14 minutes.
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Step 5
Rest the salmon for 3 minutes, then serve each fillet with the chilled dill sauce.
Nutrition (Estimated)
Food safety
Caution: medium
Cook salmon to 63°C in the thickest part. Refrigerate salmon and sauce within 2 hours and consume refrigerated leftovers within 3 days.
Risk factors
- raw fish handling
- temperature-sensitive dairy sauce
- potentially undercooked salmon