Chilled Salmon with Cucumber-Dill Sauce Recipe

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A friend from Boston shared this traditional New England dish. It’s a refreshing hot-weather meal and a nice change of pace from heavy, cookout food. —Sheri Sidwell, Alton, IL

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Chilled Salmon with Cucumber-Dill Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Yield: 4 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups water
1 cup white wine or chicken broth
4 green onions, sliced
10 whole peppercorns
4 salmon fillets (5 ounces each)
DILL SAUCE:
1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/4 cup chopped peeled cucumber
4-1/2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or 1-1/2 teaspoons dill weed
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a large skillet, combine the water, wine, onions and peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; carefully add salmon. Cover and cook for 5-7 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
With a spatula, carefully remove salmon; discard cooking liquid. Cool salmon for 10 minutes; refrigerate until chilled. In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Serve with salmon. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 fillet with 8 teaspoons sauce equals 316 calories, 18 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 94 mg cholesterol, 186 mg sodium, 3 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 30 g protein.

Originally published as Chilled Salmon with Cucumber-Dill Sauce in Country Woman August/September 2009, p40

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Try adding thin strips of smoked ham or salmon to scrambled eggs as they cook to vary your favorite egg dish. Sprinkling in finely chopped dill or chives gives a wonderful fresh herby flavor. —Genise Krause, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin