Seared wild salmon with brown butter cucumbers from Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make (page 169) by Melissa Clark

  • basil
  • Kirby cucumbers
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  • Serves : 2

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    Can substitute mint for basil. See recipe for variation.

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    Can substitute mint for basil. See recipe for variation.

  • Bessp on June 30, 2025

    We served with sesame-oil-drizzled rice and basil, as well as the recommended lime. This was tasty, but basically the sum of its parts. A very light and quick dinner. I added chili crisp to mine and it made it for me. Probably won't make again.

  • westminstr on March 25, 2013

    The salmon itself came out well, but I thought the dish was only OK. Served with suggested accompaniment of soba noodles tossed with a bit of sesame oil and salt (and I added a spash of rice vinegar as well). I have to say that my toddler loved the fish and the noodles. We didn't save him any cucumbers, but he probably would have liked those as well. For me, the brown butter cucumber sauce was lacking a bit of excitement. Although in re-reading the recipe I now realize that I completely forgot to add the lime, and MC does say that the dish needs an acid component to bring it together. I'm sure it would have been better with the lime, but with lots of salmon recipes out there to try, I'm not sure whether I will be returning to this one.

  • amraub on April 21, 2012

    Quick and easy. The cucumbers make this dish something special.

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