Poached Salmon w Cucumber Dill Sauce Recipe

How to make it

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• Poached Salmon With Cucumber Dill Sauce
• This recipe serves: 4
• Preparation time: 20 minutes
• Cooking time: 5 minutes
• Ingredients
• For the cucumber dill sauce:
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved and seeded
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
• 1 tablespoon dill
• pinch cayenne pepper
• white pepper to taste
• For the salmon:
• juice of 2 lemons
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning
• 4 salmon fillets, about 4 or 5 ounces each
• 1 cucumber, peeled, halved and seeded
• Cooking Instructions
• For the cucumber dill sauce:
• 1. Purée the cucumber with the salt in a blender or food processor.
• 2. Place the cucumber purée in a bowl and stir in the remaining ingredients.
• For the salmon:
• 1. Place the lemon juice, salt, seasoning, and about 3 cups of water in a 10" pan. Add the salmon fillets and more water to cover the salmon if necessary.
• 2. Turn the heat to medium and bring the liquid to a simmer. Remove the fillets when they are just opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes depending on thickness. Place the fillets in the refrigerator to cool.
• 3. Thinly slice the cucumber and divide the slices between 4 plates. Place each chilled salmon fillet on top of the sliced cucumbers. Drizzle the sauce on the salmon and around the plate.