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Quick Poached Salmon with Cucumber Sauce

Name: Quick Poached Salmon with Cucumber Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings.
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

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Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

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4 servings

Updated: Oct. 24, 2022

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

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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

Directions

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

1 salmon fillet with 3 tablespoons sauce: 361 calories, 21g fat (7g saturated fat), 105mg cholesterol, 393mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 30g protein.

Quick Poached Salmon with Cucumber Sauce

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