Ginger-Dill Salmon

Updated March 3, 2021

Ginger-Dill Salmon
Christopher Simpson for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Barrett Washburne.
Total Time
25 minutes
Rating
4(7,212)
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Salmon, gently roasted to a buttery medium-rare, stars in this make-ahead-friendly dish. Fruity citrus and dill join spicy radishes and ginger, and the result is a refreshing, jostling mix of juicy, crunchy, creamy, spicy and sweet. Both the salad and the salmon can be made two days ahead, and everything is good at room temperature or cold. To embellish further, consider baby greens, thinly sliced cucumbers or fennel, roasted beets, soba noodles, tostadas, furikake or chile oil.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 1(1½-pound) salmon fillet, skin-on or skinless
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 6tablespoons finely chopped dill
  • 1(2-inch) piece ginger, scrubbed and finely grated (no need to peel)
  • 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
  • 1grapefruit
  • 2oranges
  • 6small radishes, cut into thin wedges
  • 1avocado
  • Flaky sea salt, for finishing (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

560 calories; 37 grams fat; 7 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 16 grams monounsaturated fat; 8 grams polyunsaturated fat; 21 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 11 grams sugars; 37 grams protein; 864 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 oven to 325 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Pat the salmon dry, then place on the tray skin-side down (if there is skin) and season with salt and pepper.

  2. Step 2

    In a medium bowl, stir together the dill, ginger and olive oil until combined. Season with salt and pepper. Spread half of the dill-ginger mixture over the top of the salmon. (Reserve the remaining dill-ginger mixture.) Bake until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. (You’ll know the salmon is done when the fish flakes or an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part is 120 degrees.)

  3. Step 3

    As the salmon cooks, cut off the top and bottom of the grapefruit and set the grapefruit down on one of the cut sides. Follow the curve of the fruit to cut away the peel and pith. Squeeze the peels into the remaining dill-ginger mixture to get out any juice. Cut the fruit in half from top to bottom, then slice into ¼-inch-thick half-moons and remove the seeds. If your pieces are especially large, halve them again. Transfer the fruit and any juice on the cutting board to the bowl. Repeat with the oranges. Add the radishes, season generously with salt, and stir gently to combine.

  4. Step 4

    Break the salmon into large pieces, and divide across plates with the citrus salad. Peel and pit the avocado, then quarter lengthwise and add to plates. Season with salt. Spoon the juices from the bowl over top, and season with black pepper, another drizzle of olive oil, and flaky sea salt, if using.

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What could I substitute for the grapefruit? I cannot eat that in any form, due to some medication I take? This recipe sounds delicious and I'm wondering if I could use lemon or lime with the orange and radish.

I agree that it's not entirely clear from the recipe what to do with the second half of the mixture; I had to read the recipe several times to figure this out. You make the dill-ginger mixture in a bowl, right? Then half goes onto the salmon. The other half remains in the bowl. Step 3 has you "squeeze the peels" into the bowl with the remaining dill-ginger mixture, and then has you add the fruit and juice to the same bowl. Thus the remaining dill-ginger mixture becomes part of the citrus salad.

Instead of grapefruit use blood orange.

It isn't clear what happens to the “other half” of the ginger dill mixture. I put some on top of the cooked salmon but it could also have been mixed in with the citrus/radish salad. Pls edit the recipe and make it more clear what goes where. Also description of how one should peel the oranges and grapefruit was a bit convoluted. Not clear what extra we were supposed to “squeeze into the salad.” Last I checked, citrus skins don’t produce juice. It was a tasty combination.

Delicious. I totally forgot the radish and will add it to the leftovers. Also my avocado hadn't ripened so I had to skip it. I can only imagine how much better it would be. I served it over baby spinach. will add this to my rotation.

I made this last night and it was delicious. Perfect for breakfast too. I melted the butter as suggested and doubled the oatmeal bc I didn’t use nuts. The topping was PERFECTLY crunchy and sweet and balanced out the rhubarb. 10/10 will make again.

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