Still looking for cooking ideas for mom for Mother’s day? How about this crispy skinned pan seared salmon with a dill avocado hollandaise sauce? This recipe is so nice and quick and easy that any level of home cook can make it and it is sure to please mom! The salmon is simply seasoned and seared until the skin is nice and crispy and it is served topped with an creamy and lemony avocado hollandaise sauce. Hollandaise sauce is normally made with plenty of butter along with lemon juice but avocado makes a healthier substitute for all of that butter and it is just as creamy and good, pairing well with the salmon. Serve with crisp and juicy steamed asparagus and sweet and tart roast tomatoes to contrast and complement the creamy salmon and avodaise sauce and to complete the meal!
Crispy skin is the best!
Seared Salmon in Dill Avodaise (Avocado Hollandaise) Sauce
Crispy skinned pan seared salmon in a creamy and lemony dill avocado ‘hollandaise’ sauce.
ingredients
- 1 medium avocado
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (~1 lemon)
- salt to taste
- water
- 1 tablespoons dill, chopped
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
- salt and pepper to taste
For the avodaise (avocado hollandaise) sauce:
For the pan seared salmon:
directions
- Puree the avocado, lemon juice and salt in a food processor or blender until smooth, adding enough water to give it a thick sauce consistency, before mixing in the dill.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the salmon, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, skin side down, reduce to medium heat and cook until the skin is crispy and releases from the pan, about 5 minutes, before flipping and cooking for 2 more minutes.
For the avodaise (avocado hollandaise) sauce:
For the pan seared salmon:
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Maria says
May 8, 2015 at 1:22 pmBeautiful salmon dish!
Heather Christo says
May 8, 2015 at 3:36 pmWhat an awesome dinner dish! looks delicious!
naomi says
May 8, 2015 at 3:44 pmsuch a gorgeous dinner!
Pam says
May 8, 2015 at 4:08 pmAvocado hollandaise? Oh my! The salmon looks perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious Kevin. YUM.
Jenny says
May 8, 2015 at 5:33 pmWhat a beautiful dinner! Love this Kevin!
Gaby @ What's Gaby Cooking says
May 8, 2015 at 8:34 pmThis looks incredible! YUM!
marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says
May 9, 2015 at 3:27 pmKevin, your recipes are always so tempting! I want this for lunch today!
Lindsay says
May 9, 2015 at 5:58 pmWhat a fantastic meal! I love the idea of the avocado hollandaise sauce. I think this versatile sauce would go well with so many other dishes.
Anonymous says
May 9, 2015 at 9:55 pmWell hadn't thought of Avocado Hollandaise, guess OLD cooks can lean from young ones too. :))
Melissa | Bits of Umami says
May 10, 2015 at 12:56 amAvocado Hollandaise!? YES! YES! YES! 🙂 This is absolutely beautiful. Love those roasted tomatoes you got going on over there too.
Jennifer says
May 20, 2015 at 11:19 pmDelicious! Will definitely make it again but with a bit less lemon.
Heather Bigler says
April 25, 2019 at 7:33 pmWe made this dish this evening and it was delicious! I’m using the leftover sauce on my egg tomorrow morning. Thanks for this sharing this scrumptious sauce with us.