Quick Poached Salmon with Cucumber Sauce
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
Ingredients
- 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
