Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad

Name: Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: Lemon ½; Onion 1; Garlic 2 cloves; Olive oil 2 tbsp; Salmon 1 lb; Coarse salt; Greek yogurt ½ cup; Lemon juice 3 tbsp; Persian cucumbers 2; Fresh dill 2 tbsp; Green onion 4; Black pepper; Salt

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Ingredients

	½ Lemon sliced
	1 Onion quartered
	2 cloves Garlic peeled
	2 tbsp Olive oil
	1 lb Salmon fillet, fresh
	Coarse salt to taste
	½ cup Greek yogurt
	3 tbsp Lemon juice
	2 Persian cucumbers sliced
	2 tbsp Fresh dill chopped
	4 Green onion thinly sliced
	Black pepper to taste
	Salt to taste

Nutritional information

652

Calories

35g

Fat

16g

Carbohydrates

62g

Protein

103mg

Cholesterol

615mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

Mediterranean Recipes

Ingredients

½ Lemon
sliced
1 Onion
quartered
2 cloves Garlic
peeled
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 lb Salmon
fillet, fresh
Coarse salt
to taste
½ cup Greek yogurt
3 tbsp Lemon juice
2 Persian cucumbers
sliced
2 tbsp Fresh dill
chopped
4 Green onion
thinly sliced
Black pepper
to taste
Salt
to taste

Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad

Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad is fancy enough for guests and easy enough for a weeknight meal. While this may sound like a restaurant-quality dish, it is actually one of the easiest ways to cook salmon. And it comes out perfect every single time.
Besides, the recipe comes together quickly, and it is fantastic with cool and flavorful cucumber yogurt salad served over tender salmon. Yummy!

Poaching is my new favorite way to cook salmon. It takes only 5 to 6 minutes of cooking time, and the whole dish is ready in less than 20 minutes. There is only one rule when cooking fish: don’t overcook it.

To make the Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad

1	Prepare poaching liquid	10
In a pot, heat 2 cups of water. Add in ½ a sliced lemon, 1 quartered onion, 2 cloves peeled garlic, and 2 tablespoons olive oil and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and simmer for 6 minutes.
2	Season salmon	1
Meanwhile, season the salmon with coarse salt.
3	Poach salmon	5
Gently lower the salmon fillets into simmering liquid and reduce heat to a very gentle simmer. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes or until the salmon is opaque throughout.
4	Make cucumber yogurt salad	2
Meanwhile, mix ½ a cup of Greek yogurt, 3 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 sliced cucumbers, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, and half of sliced green onions in a small bowl. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
5	Remove salmon from liquid	1
Once the salmon is cooked, using a wide slotted spatula, remove it from the liquid.
6	Serve
Serve the poached salmon with cucumber yogurt salad. Sprinkle over the remaining green onions and enjoy!

Make getting your Omega-3 as delicious as possible with this easy Poached Salmon with Cucumber Yogurt Salad recipe. Simple is always delicious. Try this recipe soon, and let us know how it came out in the comments below!

Ruth Harris

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