Dutch Oven Salmon
Creamy lemon dill sauce coats perfectly cooked Dutch oven salmon. The ultimate one-pot meal that's so easy and delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh salmon fillets skin on or off
- 1 large white onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sour cream or plain yoghurt
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped dill or 1 tablespoon dry
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Slice onion and dice garlic finely and add to the Dutch oven with butter, on medium heat, and add a pinch of salt and dash of pepper. Sauté until onions and garlic are tender and translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Zest and juice lemon. Finely chop dill.
- Take Dutch oven off the heat, and add your salmon fillets on top of the onions. Add a dash of pepper and sprinkle salt over fish.
- Mix dill with cream, sour cream, lemon juice, and zest. Pour over the fish.
- Place the lid on Dutch oven and bake for 10-15 minutes (depends on fillet thickness) until internal temperature of fish is 120-125°F.
- Gently scoop salmon out of Dutch oven into a serving dish.
- Garnish with lemon slices and some reserved dill.
Notes
- No need to cut the salmon in smaller fillets before cooking.
- Always use a thermometer to check for doneness.
Nutrition
Calories: 547kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 26gFat: 46gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 177mgSodium: 1041mgPotassium: 751mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1476IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 1mg
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