This post contains three experimental recipes:
- Steamed Lemon Dill Salmon
- Brown Sugar Soy Baked Salmon Sandwich
- Baked Pesto Salmon
A few days ago I purchased a fillet of Wild Pacific Sockeye Salmon from Whole Foods as it was on sale.
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Sockeye Salmon in it's true form :) |
First, I want to make a point that the salmon was MSC certified. MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) is a third party eco-labeling program that can confirm the fish or any other kind of seafood was caught in a sustainable manner. For more info check out: http://www.msc.org/
My fillet with dill I put on top to infuse some flavour. |
Anyway, with my piece of fillet, I got a decent slice for only $5 and it fed me for 3 different meals. Don't forget to ask your fish monger to descale your fish! Because I forgot and I had to descale it myself :( #firstworldpains. If that happens to you, don't worry, it is actually quite simple. All you have to do is take a knife and rub it against the scales (so from the back of the fish to where it's head would normally be).
*It has come to my attention that some people leave the scale on so it would be easier to peel off the skin. I didn't know some people preferred the salmon without the skin, so with my advice above, disregard it if you don't like the skin :)
My first approach was Steamed Lemon Dill Salmon. I used:
- fresh dill and parsley (4:1 ratio)
- lemon
- pepper
- dash of salt
- dash of garlic powder (fresh garlic probably would have been better, but I was lazy and starving)
- vegetable of your choice - I chose zucchini since it was in the fridge.
Before steaming |
Steamed, flaky goodness~ |
When cooking seafoods, dill is one of the best herb to season it with, it's something you can't go wrong with. If you are super interested other herb choices, check out: http://www.simplyseafood.com/newsletters/0708/freshherbsandfish.html