Roasted Dill Salmon

Roasted Dill Salmon
Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.
Total Time
20 minutes, plus 15 minutes’ marinating (optional)
Rating
5(3,533)
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This oven-roasted salmon is adapted from the cookbook “Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories” (Flatiron, 2018) by Naz Deravian. The dish comes from Ms. Deravian’s stepmother, who likes to combine her native Japanese ingredients with Iranian ones like pomegranate molasses. Get a quick pot of rice started as the salmon marinates and you can have dinner prepped in less than 20 minutes. Serve with sheveed polo (Iranian dill rice) and make sure to drizzle plenty of the pan juices over the salmon and rice.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings
  • pounds skin-on, center-cut salmon fillet
  • teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼cup fresh lime juice or Seville orange juice, plus additional wedges, for serving
  • 2tablespoons olive oil
  • 2tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1tablespoon dried dill or 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • 1large garlic clove, crushed
  • ¼teaspoon ground turmeric
  • teaspoon ground saffron (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

302 calories; 20 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 8 grams monounsaturated fat; 5 grams polyunsaturated fat; 6 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 24 grams protein; 362 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 425 degrees with the rack in the center position. Choose a baking sheet or baking dish that fits the salmon snugly (so the juices don’t disperse and burn) and line it with parchment paper. Place the salmon skin-side down on the baking sheet and season well with salt and pepper.

  2. Step 2

    Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl and spoon over the salmon. If you have time, flip the salmon and let marinate directly on the baking sheet, flesh-side down, for 15 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Roast the salmon skin-side down until cooked through to your liking, 9 to 12 minutes. Serve with extra lime or orange wedges, and drizzle the pan juices over the salmon and rice.

Tip
  • The marinade can be prepared 30 minutes in advance.

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I am planning to make this tomorrow, however I am wondering if the original recipe uses pomegranate molasses, which I have, rather than maple syrup.

Delicious and easy, made exactly as directed. Consider what "cooked to your liking" is and plan accordingly. Mine had 108 degree internal temperature after 12 minutes...not even edible. Had to cook almost double the recommended cooking time. Targeted 145 degree internal temp (FDA rec).

I made it with the Pomegranate molasses and it was delicious. I recommend you use that in place of the maple syrup if you have it. The recipe is a bit salty for me as written.

Cooked this salmon exactly to recipe. So easy and delicious, served with brown rice. My husband and I loved it. (We like our salmon medium-rare.) We’re planning to serve it to guests very soon. Gave it 5 stars.

The flavors harken to gravlax. If one does incubate the fish in the marinade ahead of time, it's almost as though it is 'cured' and needs much less time to cook, as others have noted. Of course, this also depends on the quality of the salmon. If it's impeccable, one might even consider serving it 'under done'.

This was a different and great way to serve salmon. Prepared as directed. Only addition was to add lime zest then juice the lime. Did not use the optional saffron. Happened to have fresh dill which pointed us to this recipe and made for a delicious result!

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Adapted from “Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories” by Naz Deravian (Flatiron, 2018)

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