Steeped Salmon With Chive And Dill Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (5 ounce) thin salmon fillets, skin removed
• water
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill weed
• salt
• tabasco sauce
• 1/4 lemon, juice of
• 3 small pickling cucumbers, thin sliced and seasoned with salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 fish: place fish in a large shallow pan with a tight fitting cover.
• 2 add enough water to cover the fish by 1 1/2 inches, then remove the fish and set aside.
• 3 to the water, add lemon, onion, thyme, salt and pepper, cover and bring to a full boil.
• 4 remove the pan from the heat, add the fillets and cover pan tightly.
• 5 let fish steep 3 to 10 minutes depending on the thickness of the fillets, then remove the salmon to a serving platter using a slotted spatula.
• 6 note: for thicker fillets you will need to add the salmon to the liquid and simmer until partially cooked before removing from the heat and covering.
• 7 sauce: whisk together, mayonnaise, sour cream, chives, dill, salt and tabasco.
• 8 to assemble: place cucumber slices around the edge of the serving platter over lapping as you go. spoon sauce across the center of each fillet and top with a few drops of fresh lemon juice.