Best 11 Lemon Dill Sauce For Fish Recipes

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Lemon dill sauce is a classic sauce that pairs perfectly with fish. It is light, flavorful, and easy to make. The sauce is made with a few simple ingredients, including lemon juice, dill, butter, and sour cream. It can be used as a marinade, a basting sauce, or a finishing sauce. No matter how you use it, lemon dill sauce will add a bright, citrusy flavor to your fish.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRISPY FISH WITH LEMON DILL SAUCE



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Lemon and dill flavor a white wine sauce that complements the crispy fish fillets. We prefer using a firm white fish like halibut or walleye.

Provided by Land O'Lakes

Categories     Fish     Lemon     Main Course     Fruit     Seafood     Meat, poultry, and seafood

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Lemon Dill Sauce
1/2 cup dry white wine *
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots **
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
4 tablespoons cold Land O Lakes® Butter cut into pieces
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
Fish
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 large Land O Lakes® Egg
1 pound halibut fillets ***
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter

Steps:

  • Combine wine, shallots and lemon juice in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Continue boiling 4-5 minutes or until liquid is reduced.
  • Reduce heat to low.
  • Stir in whipping cream with whisk. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 pieces cold butter using whisk. Add another butter piece, whisking constantly. Place pan over low heat; continue whisking, adding remaining butter pieces one at a time, until mixture is creamy. Remove from heat. Stir in dill and lemon zest.
  • Place flour and bread crumbs into separate shallow bowls. Beat egg in another shallow bowl. Set aside.
  • Cut fish into 4-inch pieces. Season both sides of fish with salt and pepper. Dip both sides of fish into flour. Dip one side of fish into egg, then into bread crumbs.
  • Melt butter in 12-inch skillet until sizzling. Place fish into skillet, crumb-side down. Cook over medium heat, turning once, 5-7 minutes or until fish flakes with fork.
  • Top each fish fillet with 1 tablespoon lemon dill sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320 calories, Fat 19 grams, SaturatedFat grams, Transfat grams, Cholesterol 115 milligrams, Sodium 400 milligrams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fiber 1 grams, Sugar grams, Protein 17 grams

LEMON-DILL SAUCE FOR FISH



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This is a nice change from tartar sauce, it's great to serve along side of fish, plan ahead this needs to chill for 2 hours or up to 24 hours before serving. One teaspoon or a small clove of fresh garlic is all that is needed or it will overpower the sauce, the flavours of this sauce will increase with chilling time, please adjust the dill to suit taste. Cooking time is chilling time.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Sauces

Time 2h5m

Yield 1 1/4 cups (approx)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
3 tablespoons lemon juice (can use more lemon juice)
1 -2 tablespoon fresh dill (or use 1 teaspoon dried dill, or to taste)
1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • In a glass bowl whisk all ingredients together until well blended, adjusting all amounts to taste.
  • Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours or up to 24 hours before serving.

LEMON DILL COD



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A simple marinade highlights cod but try with tilapia, mahi mahi or any white fish.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 33m

Number Of Ingredients 8

¼ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1-½ tablespoons Spice Islands® Dill Weed
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Garlic Powder
½ teaspoon Spice Islands® Lemon Pepper Seasoning
¼ teaspoon sugar
4 pieces (6 ounces, each) cod fillets

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients except cod in a large resealable plastic bag and mix. Add cod. Seal and marinate in refrigerator for 20 minutes. Remove fish from bag: discard marinade. Place fish on a broiler pan or grill pan coated with cooking spray. Broil or grill for 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

LEMON DILL SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup dry white wine
Juice of one lemon
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 cup heavy cream
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
Salt and pepper
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

Steps:

  • In a saucepan, combine the shallots, garlic, wine, and lemon. Bring the liquid up to a boil. Stir in the dill and cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in the mustard and cream, continue to cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter a cube at a time, until all the butter is incorporated. Season with salt and pepper. Place the grilled vegetables on the platter. Lay the cakes directly on top of the vegetables. Drizzle the sauce over the cakes. Garnish with the sizzled leeks and Essence.
  • Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
  • Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
  • about 2/3 cup

LEMON DILL SAUCE FOR FISH



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Make and share this Lemon Dill Sauce for Fish recipe from Food.com.

Provided by DSimone

Categories     Sauces

Time 5m

Yield 1/2 Cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons fresh dill, minced
1 pinch black pepper
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons capers
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Steps:

  • Mix and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 966.3, Fat 80.3, SaturatedFat 11.8, Cholesterol 61.1, Sodium 7684.1, Carbohydrate 65.3, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 16.2, Protein 5

SALMON WITH CREAMY DILL SAUCE



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There's nothing like fresh salmon, and my mom bakes it just right so it nearly melts in your mouth. The sour cream dill sauce is subtly seasoned with horseradish so that it doesn't overpower the delicate salmon flavor. -Susan Emery, Everett, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 salmon fillet (about 2 pounds)
1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon-pepper seasoning
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
6 lemon slices
1/4 cup butter, cubed
DILL SAUCE:
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
3/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with heavy-duty foil; grease lightly. Place salmon skin side down on foil. Sprinkle with lemon pepper and onion salt. Top with onion and lemon. Dot with butter. Fold foil around salmon; seal tightly,, Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Open foil carefully, allowing steam to escape. Broil 4-6 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork., Meanwhile, combine the sauce ingredients until smooth. Serve with salmon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418 calories, Fat 33g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 643mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 26g protein.

DILL SAUCE



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This sour cream dill sauce is great over any fish, especially grilled salmon. You may add more lemon or mustard to suit your taste.

Provided by Lisa

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

½ cup sour cream
1 ½ tablespoons Dijon-style prepared mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill

Steps:

  • Whisk together sour cream, mustard, lemon juice and dill until well blended. Chill before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.5 calories, Carbohydrate 2.7 g, Cholesterol 12.6 mg, Fat 6 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 156.1 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

LEMON DILL SAUCE FOR SALMON



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This quick and easy lemon-dill sauce is fast to make and goes perfectly with salmon or other fish but also works well with steamed vegetables.

Provided by thedailygourmet

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or to taste
¼ cup low-fat milk
½ teaspoon chopped fresh dill
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Heat cream cheese and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk until smooth. Slowly whisk in milk until incorporated and continue to heat until warmed through. Season with dill, salt, and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 168.9 calories, Carbohydrate 3.2 g, Cholesterol 50.3 mg, Fat 15.8 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 141.4 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

GRILLED SALMON WITH LEMON DILL SAUCE



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Our Grilled Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce will make you legendary in the kitchen (but we know you're likely already there, kitchen wiz). With a creamy, tangy lemon dill sauce and tender salmon, this recipe will leave family and friends asking for seconds. Whether you're firing up the grill for our salmon with dill sauce or using the broiler, you've got what it takes to make it incredible. In a pinch, you can substitute lime for lemon in the dill sauce for salmon. We love this dish for lunch and dinner.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon canola or olive oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon garlic-pepper blend
1 lb salmon fillets, cut into 4 pieces (4 oz each)
1 container (6 oz) Greek Fat Free plain yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed or 1 teaspoon dried dill
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small bowl, mix all marinade ingredients except salmon.
  • In 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish, arrange salmon pieces skin side up in single layer. Pour marinade over salmon; turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 20 minutes.
  • Heat gas or charcoal grill. Brush grill rack with oil. Remove salmon from marinade; discard marinade. Place skin side down on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 10 to 15 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
  • Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sauce ingredients. Serve with salmon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 140 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g

LEMON-DILL SAUCE



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This sauce would also taste great served with a variety of fish, as well as sautéed scallops, shrimp or lobster.

Categories     Sauce     Citrus     Vegetarian     Quick & Easy     Lemon     White Wine     Dill     Simmer     Bon Appétit

Yield Makes about 3/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 5

3/4 cup dry white wine
3 tablespoons chopped shallot
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill

Steps:

  • Boil wine, shallot and lemon juice in medium saucepan over high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 6 minutes. Reduce heat to low; add butter, 1 piece at a time, whisking until melted before adding more. Remove pan from heat. Stir in dill. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

GRILLED LEMON-DILL FISH



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Try a simple but flavorful blend of mayo, dill, lemon juice and lemon zest for this easy marinade on lemon-dill fish. This Grilled Lemon-Dill Fish is a perfect dish to serve guests that you want to impress without spending a lot of time at the grill or in the kitchen.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 18m

Yield Makes 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup KRAFT Light Mayo Reduced Fat Mayonnaise
1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. dill weed
1 lb. firm-textured fish fillets (cod, catfish or salmon)

Steps:

  • Preheat grill to medium heat. Mix mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice and dill.
  • Place fish on greased grill grate. Brush with half of the mayo mixture.
  • Grill 5 min.; turn fish. Brush with the remaining mayo mixture. Grill an additional 5 to 8 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 45 mg, Sodium 250 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 18 g

Tips:

  • Fresh ingredients: Use fresh herbs, lemon juice, and butter for the best flavor.
  • Taste as you go: Adjust the seasonings to your taste.
  • Don't boil the sauce: Keep the heat on low to prevent the sauce from curdling.
  • Serve immediately: This sauce is best when served fresh.

Conclusion:

Lemon dill sauce is a versatile sauce that can be used on a variety of fish dishes. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your taste. With its bright, citrusy flavor and creamy texture, this sauce is sure to please everyone at the table.

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