This salmon sandwich recipe is loaded with flavor! Garnish the savory fish with crumbled feta and creamy dill sauce.
Want an interesting way to serve everyone’s favorite fish? try that Salmon sandwich with dill sauce! There’s something so satisfying about a good fish sandwich, and this one is irresistibly delicious. Toss a seared Old Bay salmon fillet on a bun and garnish with crumbled feta, red onions, and creamy lemon-dill sauce. This is one for the books: our whole family loved it. Here’s what to do!
Ingredients for this salmon sandwich
You can prepare a salmon sandwich in a number of ways, e.g. B. a smoked salmon sandwich or a salmon salad sandwich. But this one is an easy salmon sandwich that combines a nice fillet of salmon with a creamy dill sauce. Here’s what you’ll need to prepare this easy meal:
- Salmon fillets, with skin (as wild as possible)
- Old Bay Spice
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
- dill sauce
- Rolls or focaccia bread
- rocket
- Red onion slices
- Crumbled feta cheese
How to cook salmon: pan fry or grill
This salmon sandwich recipe works with any type of salmon cooking method. In the recipe below, we list the instructions for roasting the salmon. It comes out delicious and works any time of the year! In the barbecue season, grilled salmon is of course the right thing. You can also use any of these other options to cook the salmon, adjusting the flavor to match the Old Bay seasoning in this recipe:
- Fried Salmon: It’s quick and easy and cooks in about 10 minutes. Access the recipe below!
- Grilled salmon: If it’s BBQ season, get out the grill for this one! Opt for the lightly grilled salmon.
- Grilled salmon : This cooking method is very fast and completely autonomous. Go for the quick grilled salmon.
- Cooked Salmon: This Baked Salmon is an easy standby cooking method.
How to buy a good piece of salmon
With this salmon sandwich, one thing matters: the quality of the salmon! Unfortunately, there’s no way to “fix” poor-quality salmon: even drown it in sauce. Keep in mind that lower-quality salmon can taste fishy and have a mushy texture. You can use frozen salmon, but we’ve found that fresh salmon tends to taste better and is of higher quality. How to buy a good piece of salmon:
- Buy wild salmon. Wild fish caught in your country is generally a sustainable choice. There are also quality options at well-regulated farms; see Seafood Watch consumer guide. Buy it fresh from the fish counter if you can; frozen works too.
- Search for the United States (if you are in the United States). 90% of the seafood we eat in the United States is imported. Imported seafood is at risk of being overfished, caught under unfair labor conditions, or farmed in environmentally harmful ways.
- Coho is a great choice for great taste. We tend to like coho salmon for its mild flavor: price-wise, it’s a good, middle-of-the-road option. Sure, the king salmon is fantastic, but it’s pricey. Atlantic salmon tends to be farmed, so we tend to avoid it: however, we did find some good quality Atlantic salmon fillets at the fish market.
For the dill sauce
This salmon sandwich owes it all to the creamy dill sauce that envelops everything in a luxuriously silky herb fillet. Don’t try to make this sandwich without it (or use any of the substitutes below). The sauce requires simple ingredients and comes together quickly. You will need:
- sour cream
- mayonnaise
- fresh dill
- lemon juice
- garlic powder
- Dried dill
- Sugar
- Salt
You can also simply serve this sauce over grilled, seared, or seared salmon for an easy meal. It adds a touch of flavor and looks great too. See Dill Sauce for Salmon for more information.
Alternative sauce ideas
Not a big dill person? Only serve this sandwich with a creamy sauce or it will be way too dry. Here are some alternative salmon sandwich sauce ideas:
And that’s it! This delicious salmon sandwich is perfect for a healthy dinner: we especially love it as a summer dinner on the terrace. But of course it works at any time of the year! Let us know if you try it in the comments below.
More salmon recipes
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This salmon sandwich recipe is…
pescetarian.
The description
This salmon sandwich recipe is loaded with flavor! Garnish the savory fish with crumbled feta and creamy dill sauce.
- 1 Pound salmon fillet, with skin (preferably wild)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more for the brine
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Spice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Dill sauce recipe
- 4 Rolls, focaccia bread or other rolls
- rocket
- Red onion slices
- Crumbled feta cheese
- Salt salmon* (optional): In a large shallow bowl, whisk together 4 cups room temperature water and 3 tablespoons Kosher salt until dissolved. Put the salmon in the water and wait 15 minutes. Otherwise, let the salmon come to room temperature.
- Pan-fry the salmon (or grill the salmon): Pat the salmon dry with a clean towel. Sprinkle with kosher salt, Old Bay seasoning and a generous amount of freshly ground pepper. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon, skin-side up, and cook until about halfway through the middle of the thick part of the salmon, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Turn the salmon over (a fish spatula makes it easier). Tilt the pan down slightly and quickly pour the pan juices over the fish a few times. Pour the cooking juice again several times. Cook until tender and pink in center (internal temp should be 125 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit in center after removing), 2 to 5 minutes depending on thickness. If the pieces are very thick, you can place them in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven to finish cooking. Remove from fire.
- Preparation of the toppings: Prepare dill sauce. Toss the arugula with some olive oil and a few pinches of kosher salt. Finely chop the red onion.
- Surcharge: To serve, place the cooked salmon on the rolls. Garnish with arugula, sliced red onions, crumbled feta cheese and dill sauce. Serve immediately.
Remarks
*This is most important for lower quality salmon; It helps reduce the white matter that oozes out when fish (albumin) cooks.
- Category: Salmon
- Method: Cook
- Kitchen: seafood
Keywords: Salmon Sandwich, Recipe for Salmon Sandwich
