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[novamc1]

CHILLED SALMON WITH GREEN MAYONNAISE DRESSING

4 cups water

Salt

6 small salmon steaks about ½-inch thick (about 2 pounds)

Green Mayonnaise Dressing (recipe below)

In 12-inch skillet over high heat, heat water and 2 tablespoons salt to boiling.

Add three of the six salmon steaks and heat to boiling again

Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 5-8 minutes until salmon flakes easily with a fork.

Carefully remove steaks from water with a slotted pancake turner and drain each one on a paper towel placed  under the pancake turner.

Repeat process for the remaining salmon steaks.

Place steaks on a large platter. Cover and refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours.

To serve, line a large platter with lettuce leaves. Arrange steaks, leaving room in the platter’s center for a bowl of dressing.

GREEN MAYONNAISE DRESSING

2 cups mayonnaise

1/3 cup chopped parsley

4 teaspoons tarragon vinegar

½ teaspoon salt

2 green onions, chopped

In covered blender, blend all at medium speed until smooth, stopping occasionally to scrape container with spatula.

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SALMON WITH DIJON DILL SAUCE—4 servings

Broil salmon filets seasoned with about ¼ teaspoon salt about 7-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, over medium-high heat, heat one tablespoon olive oil, and one tablespoon unsalted cold butter until butter melts.

Add 1 small chopped shallot and cook about 1 minute until softened.

Add ½ cup white wine and cook until reduced by half, about 3 minutes.

Reduce heat to low.

Whisk in 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, 1/8 teaspoon black pepper and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt.

Remove from heat.

Cut 2 tablespoons unsalted butter into pieces, add to the sauce and whisk until incorporated.

Place salmon on individual plates, spoon sauce over the top and sprinkle with additional fresh dill.

[chi5925]

Thanks -- love the sauces!

BTW, for the recipe with Green Mayo, do you put the salmon steaks in and THEN boil water OR do you put the salmon steaks in once the water has boiled and then let them simmer as instructed?

TIA

[novamc1]

Thanks for pointing out some things that I carelessly omitted in the recipe that I copied.

As I did write in the first line of the recipe instructions, you bring water and salt to boiling as the first step.  But I did leave out a few important things, as you noticed.

I'm editing the recipe to correct these mistakes, and I apologize for making them.  Thanks for waking me up.

I was sort of chuckling to myself when copying these recipes for the thread.  If I had been the original author, I would have thought up a more appetizing name for the sauce than "green mayonnaise".  At first glance, those words don't look too enticing.  Both sauces are  good, though, especially if you like tarragon and dill.