pan fried salmon with a lemony dill dressing

I adore salmon, partly because you don’t have to do much to it. Its perfect raw in a tartare or on its own as sashimi. When I cook it, I like to pan fry or grill it briefly, doing very little else.

I do like a sauce, and dill and salmon are a flavour match made in heaven. I made this light and delicious dressing to go with my pan fried salmon. Its packed with flavour and wonderful to serve with hot or cold fish. I love cold grilled salmon on an open sandwich or in a salad. You could also spread this dressing on a variety of canape bases and top with a small shard of fish. A perfect idea for the Christmas party season.

To cook your salmon, simply rub the fillet with olive oil and pan fry on both sides until golden and cooked through to your preference. I’m fond of keeping it a little pink and raw on the inside. I also always leave the skin on and cook that side a bit longer as I love crispy fish skin. Always remember when cooking fish that you cook presentation side down first (opposite to the skin side). Squeeze over fresh lemon juice to serve.

The flavours of this dressing develops with time, so if possible make this before.

Ingredients

250 g creme fraiche about 1 cup
2 T mayonnaise about 1 dessert spoon
2 T finely chopped dill about 15g
juice of 1/4 of a lemon
freshly ground black pepper and salt to taste

Instructions

Mix all of the above ingredients, and season to taste.

$lemony dill creme frache dressaing$

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15 Comments

Salivating at the very thought of it… looks delicious!

Looks great, especially the dressing! 🙂

I love salmon too and it’s so good for us. That sauce looks perfect. I also like a little sauce.

Hey Suzie, wish we could meet and share a glass and a meal. We seem to have a lot on common. S x

Thanks you Natasja 🙂

Maybe we will meet one day. I have an uncle who lives in Zambia. Last time we visited him, we spent some time in South Africa.

Love simply recipes and one can never go wrong with dill and salmon. But your addition of other flavour pals such as creme fraiche, mayo and lemon lifts your recipe a level or two. Absolutely a match made in heaven.