Description
The Best Baked Salmon is a vibrant dish featuring flaky salmon, zesty dill sauce, and crunchy pickled cucumber.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg side Scottish salmon
- Olive oil
- 1 unwaxed lemon, zest
- 1 clementine, scrubbed, zest
- 1 tbsp sea salt flakes
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- 2 tsp juniper berries
- ½ 20g pack dill
- 150 ml soured cream
- ½ tsp English mustard
- ½ 20g pack dill, leaves chopped
- ½ tsp sea salt flakes
- ½ lemon juice
- 1 midi cucumber
- 1 tsp table salt
- 60 ml white wine vinegar
- 30 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp caraway seeds
Instructions
- Finely slice the cucumber into thin rounds and layer them in a large jar, sprinkling each layer with salt. Cover with baking parchment, weigh down, and let sit for 20 minutes.
- In a small saucepan, combine the vinegar, 60 ml water, sugar, and caraway seeds. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Allow to cool to room temperature.
- Pour off any liquid from the cucumber and transfer it to a colander. Squeeze out excess moisture. Return the cucumber to the jar, pour the pickling liquid over, seal, and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 200ºC (gas mark 6). Line a baking tray with baking parchment or foil, then drizzle with olive oil. Place the salmon skin-side down, ensuring to remove any bones.
- In a small ramekin, combine lemon and clementine zests with salt and black pepper. Finely chop the juniper berries and dill leaves, adding them to the mix. Rub this blend onto the salmon and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for 20-25 minutes until it flakes easily with a knife.
- While the salmon bakes, mix all the dill sauce ingredients in a small bowl until smooth.
- Plate the salmon hot or cold, drizzled with the dill sauce, accompanied by slices of pickled cucumber.
Notes
- Prep Time: 60 min
- Cook Time: 55 min
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Scottish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
Keywords: Baked Salmon