Creamy Dill Sauce for Salmon or Trout: The Best Homemade Recipe

This Creamy Dill Sauce for Salmon or Trout is rich and flavorful, perfect for enhancing your fish dishes.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 4

Resting Time 10

Total Time 24

Course Main Dish, sauce

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 369 kcal

Equipment

Skillet
mixing bowl
Measuring spoons
Paper towels

Ingredients

Dill Sauce

¾ cup sour cream You can use Greek yogurt as an alternative.
2 teaspoon Dijon or hot English mustard Hot English mustard gives a little kick.
½ teaspoon garlic powder Or 1 small garlic clove, minced.
2 ½ tablespoon fresh dill Finely chopped.
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 to 2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tablespoon milk Or olive oil, for richness.
¼ to ½ tsp salt
½ teaspoon white sugar

Fish

½ to 1 tbsp oil For cooking.
4 fillets salmon or trout (125g / 4oz each)
salt and pepper To taste.

Instructions

Preparation

Mix the Dill Sauce ingredients together to loosen the sour cream. Adjust consistency with milk and tartness with lemon juice. Set aside for 10 minutes if you can – if using fresh garlic, set aside for 20 minutes.
Pat fish dry with paper towel. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cooking

Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Place fish in skillet skin side down. Cook for 2 minutes, then flip and cook the other side for 1 ½ minutes.
Remove from skillet onto serving plates. Serve with Dill Sauce on the side, garnished with fresh dill and lemon wedges if desired.

Notes

You could use Greek Yoghurt instead of sour cream for a tangier, lower-fat option.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 369kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 10gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 250mgPotassium: 441mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 0.5mg

Keyword Creamy Dill Sauce, Dill Sauce, homemade sauce, Salmon Sauce, Trout Sauce

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