This easy dill cream sauce is the perfect topping for salmon! Whether it's grilled, pan-fried, or baked, your salmon will taste amazing with this creamy dill sauce.
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 25 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
1large side of salmon , or 4 to 6 4-6 ounce salmon fillets
salt and pepper, to taste
1lemon, thinly sliced, plus juice of 1 medium lemon (about 3 tablespoons)
½cupbutter, melted
4tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonminced garlic
1teaspoondried dill
Creamy Dill Sauce
⅓cupplain greek yogurt , (or sour cream)
⅓cupmayo, (i use reduced fat)
1tablespoonfresh lemon juice
1tablespoonfinely chopped fresh dill, plus additional for topping
⅛teaspoonblack pepper
milk to thin, as needed
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a large baking sheet with nonstick foil. Season salmon generously with salt and pepper on both sides and place on prepared pan. Fold foil up around the sides slightly to create "walls" around the salmon to keep the juices from running out.
In a small bowl whisk together melted butter, honey, juice of lemon, garlic, and dried dill. Pour sauce over salmon. Add sliced lemons over salmon.
Bake for 15 minutes, then broil for 3-5 minutes until edges begin to darken.
While salmon is baking, prepare the sauce by stirring together greek yogurt, mayo, lemon juice, dill, and pepper. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until mixture is very smooth.
When salmon is finished cooking, spoon sauces from the pan over the salmon. Serve pieces of salmon with creamy dill sauce and garnish with additional black pepper, lemon wedges, and fresh dill.
Notes
Dill cream sauce can be made ahead of time and stored in airtight container in fridge up to 24 hours in advance.