Best 8 Salmon With Cucumber Yogurt Sauce Recipes

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Salmon, with its rich flavor and numerous health benefits, is a delectable fish that can be prepared in a variety of ways. One particularly tantalizing recipe is salmon with cucumber yogurt sauce, a dish that combines the moist, flaky texture of salmon with the refreshing coolness of a creamy cucumber yogurt sauce. This culinary masterpiece is not only delicious but also offers an array of essential nutrients, making it a perfect choice for health-conscious individuals. In this article, we will explore the best recipe for salmon with cucumber yogurt sauce, providing step-by-step instructions and highlighting the unique flavors and nutritional value of this delectable dish.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

YOGURT CUCUMBER SAUCE FOR SALMON RECIPE



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This is a mild sauce to serve with fish containing yogurt, cucumbers, and dill.

Provided by Paula Rhodes

Categories     Sauces, Dressings and Condiments

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/2 cup cucumbers (peeled and finely chopped)
1/4 teaspoon powdered onion
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients.
  • Garnish with a pinch of dill.
  • Chill.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1, Calories 75 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 65 mg, TransFat 1 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 6 g

POACHED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 pound cucumber, peeled and seeded
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 small onion, grated
1 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons snipped fresh dill, plus extra for garnish
Salt and pepper
4 6- to 8-ounces salmon fillets, 1/2-inch thick
1 quart water
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons wine vinegar

Steps:

  • Grate cucumber and toss with vinegar and salt in a colander. Set aside for 30 minutes to drain. With your hands squeeze juices from cucumber. Combine cucumber in a mixing bowl with remaining sauce ingredients and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Skin salmon fillets and remove bones. Fill a wide saucepan with water, about 3 inches deep. For one quart of water, add 2 teaspoons salt and 3 tablespoons vinegar; adjust proportions accordingly for more or less water. Bring to a boil. Carefully add salmon to pan and adjust heat until water is just below simmering -- it should shiver, and not quite bubble. Cook until fish has turned from translucent to opaque and feels springy to touch, about 8 minutes.
  • Remove salmon with a spatula and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Transfer to serving platter, garnish with sauce and decorate with dill sprigs.

SALMON WITH CUCUMBER YOGURT SAUCE



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Categories     Fish     Leafy Green     Vegetable     Bake     Yogurt     Dinner     Dill

Number Of Ingredients 29

3 salmon fillets
Marinade:
1/3 c. white wine
Juice and zest of an orange
Juice of a lemon
1/3 c. soy sauce
1 package Splenda
1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
Black pepper
Cucumber Yogurt Sauce:
Handful spinach leaves
Handful arugula leaves
1 shallot
1/4 peeled cucumber
5 cloves garlic
1 tsp. wasabi
Fresh dill
1/4 red onion
1 tbsp. capers
1 container plain yogurt
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
Black pepper
Snow peas:
1 lb. snow peas
1 tbsp. olive oil
Salt
Black pepper
Lemon zest
Chives

Steps:

  • Mix ingredients for marinade and marinate salmon at least 2 hours. Cut and trim snow peas. Chop chives for snow peas in food processor. Wipe out processor. Add first 9 ingredients for Cucumber Yogurt Sauce and pulse until smooth. Stir mixture into yogurt, and then stir in mustard and pepper. Chill. Cook salmon at 450 degrees for 14 minutes. Add snow peas to broiler pan and top with oil, salt, pepper, and lemon zest. Broil for 1 minute. Rotate pan and broil for an additional minute. Top with chives.

SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE



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A thick and creamy white sauce with chopped cucumber tops broiled salmon fillets in this tasty main dish from Shirley Glaab of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Special enough for company, it also makes a fast weeknight supper.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce).

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup chopped peeled cucumber
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon grated onion
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
Dash salt
4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)

Steps:

  • For sauce, in a bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Refrigerate until serving. Broil salmon 4-6 in. from the heat for 10-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve with cucumber sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343 calories, Fat 32g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 227mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 10g protein.

SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DILL SAUCE



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Make and share this Salmon With Cucumber-Dill Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Amber Dawn

Categories     Very Low Carbs

Time 13m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 lb salmon fillet
3/4 cup nonfat yogurt
1/2 cup unpeeled cucumber, finely chopped (about 1/2 small)
1 teaspoon dried dill or 1 tablespoon fresh dill weed
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Combine first 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet; stir well. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to low, add salmon. Simmer 8 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
  • While salmon cooks, combine yogurt, cucumber, dillweed, and salt; stir well.
  • Gently transfer salmon to a serving platter, using two spatulas; spoon cucumber sauce evenly over salmon.

BAKED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE



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Make and share this Baked Salmon with Cucumber Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Helen Watson1

Categories     < 15 Mins

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 (175 g) salmon steaks, 3 cm thick
to taste salt
to taste black pepper, freshly ground
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 large cucumber, peeled and deseeded
7 g butter
120 ml dry white wine
5 tablespoons sour cream
3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped

Steps:

  • Place the salmon on a large piece of lightly buttered foil on a baking sheet. Season lightly and sprinkle with lemon juice.
  • Wrap loosely and bake at 170 C / 325 F / Gas 3 for 20-25 minutes until cooked. Leave to cool in the foil.
  • Dice the cucumber very finely. Cook in melted butter for 2 minutes until translucent.
  • Add wine to the pan, bring to the boil and simmer until all the liquid has evaporated - about 10 minutes - and the cucumber is 'dry'.
  • Remove from the heat, stir in the cream and dill and check seasoning.
  • Serve immediately with the fish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402, Fat 23.6, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 113.6, Sodium 124.5, Carbohydrate 4.6, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 1.7, Protein 35.9

QUICK POACHED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SAUCE



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There's no reason to shy away from cooking fish at home with a recipe as effortless as this one. Besides basil, try using dill, fennel or coriander in the herby sauce. -Crystal Jo Bruns, Iliff, Colorado

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup water
1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
1 small onion, sliced
2 sprigs fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 peppercorns
4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
SAUCE:
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried basil

Steps:

  • In an 11x7-in. microwave-safe dish coated with cooking spray, combine the first 6 ingredients. Microwave, uncovered, on high until mixture comes to a boil, 2-3 minutes., Carefully add salmon to dish. Cover and microwave at 70% power until fish flakes easily with a fork, 5 to 5-1/2 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, cucumber, onion, salt and basil. Remove salmon from poaching liquid. Serve with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 361 calories, Fat 21g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 105mg cholesterol, Sodium 393mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 30g protein.

SALMON WITH YOGURT-CURRY SAUCE



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With its rich flesh, salmon is so strongly flavored that you can pair it with just about anything. Here I cook it with a yogurt sauce that contains just chopped cucumber and spices. If you use farmed salmon and a nonstick skillet, you won't even need to add any fat. That's because farmed salmon is so high in fat (fattier than wild salmon, and it's the beneficial omega-3 type, too) that it's difficult to overcook. This is not to say you can put it on the stove and walk away, but that precision is a goal rather than a necessity. Even if you like your fish cooked through, the result will be a piece of meat that still has a fair amount of moisture in it.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories     dinner, seafood, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
1 small cucumber, peeled
Salt and pepper
10 cardamom pods, remove seeds and discard hulls
1 3-inch cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg pieces (smack a whole nutmeg with a hammer)
1 tablespoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon fennel seeds
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
2 tablespoons neutral oil, like corn or grapeseed, if necessary
4 6-ounce salmon fillets
Lime wedges

Steps:

  • If yogurt is very thin, put it in a cheesecloth-lined strainer over a bowl. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds. Chop flesh, sprinkle it with salt and put in a strainer over a bowl.
  • If making spice mix (see note), combine all spices in a skillet and toast over medium heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Grind to a coarse powder in a spice mill.
  • Put a skillet over medium heat; if it is other than nonstick, add oil. Season fish with salt and pepper and add it to pan; raise heat to medium high. Combine cucumber with yogurt and one tablespoon of spice mix in a bowl; taste and adjust seasoning.
  • After salmon has cooked for 4 minutes, turn it and cook on other side another 2 to 5 minutes. Serve, browned side up, with sauce and lime on the side.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 445, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 39 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 746 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • To ensure the freshest flavor, select firm, brightly colored cucumbers. Using an English cucumber is recommended as it has fewer seeds and a thinner skin.
  • For a creamier sauce, use full-fat Greek yogurt. This will give the sauce a thicker consistency and a tangy flavor.
  • If you prefer a milder sauce, reduce the amount of garlic and lemon juice. You can also add a pinch of sugar or honey to balance the flavors.
  • Fresh dill is the perfect herb for this sauce, but you can substitute other fresh herbs like chives, parsley, or cilantro if you prefer.
  • This sauce is also great as a dip for vegetables, crackers, or pita chips.

Conclusion:

This refreshing salmon with cucumber yogurt sauce is a quick and easy meal that is perfect for busy weeknights. The combination of flavors and textures is sure to please everyone at the table. Serve it with a side of roasted vegetables or a simple green salad for a complete and healthy meal.

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