Smoked Salmon with Dill Potatoes
Barely cooking at all — warm dill potatoes, cold smoked salmon, sharp crème-style cream and quick-soured onion.
- Total
- 35 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- smoked salmon14 oz
- potatoes36 oz
- cucumber¾ piece
- red onion1 piece
- sour cream10 tbsp
- fresh dill6 tbsp
- lemon1¼ piece
- white vinegar4 tbsp
- butter4 tbsp
- salt2 tsp
- black pepper1 tsp
You'll need
pot · bowl
Method
Slice onion paper thin and steep in the vinegar with a pinch of salt.
5 min · prep
Boil halved potatoes in well-salted water until tender, 18 minutes.
19 min · boil
Stir sour cream with lemon juice, half the dill, salt and pepper.
4 min · prep
Slice cucumber thin and toss with a spoonful of the onion liquid.
4 min · prep
Toss the hot drained potatoes with butter and the rest of the dill.
3 min · prep
Lay salmon over the warm potatoes, spoon cream on, top with onion.
3 min · rest
Serving suggestion
Warm potatoes against cold salmon is the point — do not let them go cold.
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