Poached Salmon with Cucumber-Dill Sauce

This is one of those recipes that has my friends thinking I'm a gourmet chef. I made the following modifications: On the advice of my fishmonger I treated the salmon fillets to a bath of lukewarm, lightly salted water and the juice of one large lemon for about 20 minutes. This makes for a more delicate and nuanced taste. I substituted boxed chicken broth for the water/bouillon. I used an English (burpless) cucumber for the sauce. Speaking of, the sauce is a perfectly light, delicate accompaniment to the salmon. I can think of quite a few other uses for that sauce as well. Excellent recipe!

I made this recipe for my parents, who are following the South Beach diet. I have never made poached salmon before and the recipe was surprisingly easy (after tracking down the ingredients, which took some time). I could not find vegetable bouillon and I don't eat meat (except for fish) so I substituted Veg-it seasoning for the chicken bouillon the recipe actually calls for. The salmon was perfectly tender and delicious, and the sauce was an interesting accompaniment. I am sure this salmon has much less fat than my traditional method of broiling it in an olive oil/chili powder rub, but it was not nearly as tasty as that method either, so I can only give it three stars. I was still hungry after dinner.

Everything about this recipe worked perfectly and it was good. I don't usually care for chilled salmon/fish, but this was really tasty and makes for a good leftover snack. I will be making this again.

De-licious!!Loved it!

Loved this! Great subtle flavors, sauce nicely complimented the tender poached salmon...definitly will make again.

yummo, omitted wine (didn't have) and bay leaf, subbed veggie broth and xtra lemon, along with only fresh herbs, to poach. used yogurt, dill (fresh),lemon juice (fresh) and cucc. for sauce. dynomite

delicious...and satisfying

This was okay, but not very flavorful. I was expecting more.

I cooked this on a cold winter's day, so it was served warm. While I still preferred my own recipies for grilled and smoked salmon, this is a very tasty alternative to the old standards.

It was fast and easy I never expected it would be the best salmon I had ever tasted!