Baked Salmon with Lemon-Dill Yoghurt Sauce

Salmon is one of the most nutritious types of fish to add to your diet. It supplies iron, zinc, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12, in addition to a whole host of other nutrients you need for good health. As you may all know, salmon contains a specific type of unsaturated fat called omega-3 fatty acids which helps lower your risk of dying from heart disease. Choosing salmon over red meat can help lower your cholesterol because salmon is much lower in saturated fat than beef, pork and some cuts of poultry.

There are many ways you can serve your salmon. With just a hint of seasoning, the amateur cook can make salmon taste delicious. That said, salmon fillets are traditionally prepared with dill. You can’t go wrong by baking your salmon fillet(s) in a heated oven then dressing them with a dollop of creamy lemon and dill yoghurt sauce.

INGREDIENTS:

(1 fillet palm size ~ serves one)

Marinade:

• 1 salmon fillet (~4 ounce)
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon of fresh chopped dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
• 1/2 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 tablespoon honey
• Pinch of cracked black pepper and salt

Yoghurt-dill sauce:

• 1 tablespoon of greek yoghurt
• 1/2 tablespoon of fresh chopped dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice

METHOD:

1) Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius. Line roasting tray with parchment paper. Marinade salmon all over with the marinade ingredients for 10-20 minutes.

2) Remove salmon from marinade and place on roasting tray. Shove in the oven and roast for ~15 minutes until skin changes colour and flakes easily with a fork.

3) In the meantime, make the yoghurt-dill sauce by mixing together all the sauce ingredients.

4) Remove salmon from oven and spoon over a dollop of the yoghurt sauce to serve.