Salmon à l’Orange
with Creamy Mashed Potatoes & Mixed Greens Almond Salad
- Fish
- Shellfish
- Milk
- Tree Nuts
Think a dish like salmon à l'orange requires a plane ticket to France, or, at the very least, a reservation at the fanciest French restaurant in town? Think again! This luxurious meal can be whipped up from the comfort of your very own kitchen—in 40 minutes, no less. There’s pan-seared salmon glazed in a savory-sweet, thyme-flecked orange sauce, creamy mashed potatoes, and a mixed greens salad bursting with juicy orange segments, pickled shallot, and almonds. Take your taste buds on a trip—no passport required!
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
¼ ounce
Thyme
10 ounce
Salmon
(Contains: Fish)
1 unit
Shallot
5 teaspoon
Red Wine Vinegar
1 unit
Orange
1 unit
Apricot Jam
1 unit
Seafood Stock Concentrate
(Contains: Fish, Shellfish)
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
2 ounce
Mixed Greens
½ ounce
Sliced Almonds
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Sugar
2 teaspoon
Olive Oil
2 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Salt
Pepper
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Dice potatoes into ½-inch pieces. (TIP: For a smoother texture, peel potatoes first.) Place in a large pot with a few thyme sprigs (you’ll use the rest in Step 3) and enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. • Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Reserve ½ cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. • Keep covered off heat until ready to mash.
• Meanwhile, pat salmon* dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add salmon to pan, skin sides down. Cook until skin is crisp and fish is almost cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Flip and cook until cooked through, 1-2 minutes more. Turn off heat. Transfer to a plate. (Keep empty pan handy for Step 4.) • While salmon cooks, halve, peel, and thinly slice half the shallot (whole shallot for 4 servings). Toss sliced shallot in a small bowl with half the vinegar (you’ll use the rest in the next step), 1 tsp sugar (1½ tsp for 4), and a big pinch of salt and pepper.
• Strip thyme leaves from remaining sprigs until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4 servings); roughly chop leaves. • Zest orange until you have 1 tsp (2 tsp for 4). Halve orange; squeeze juice from one orange half into a separate small bowl. Peel remaining orange half; dice into ½-inch pieces. (For 4, squeeze juice from two orange halves; peel and dice remaining orange.) • To bowl with orange juice, stir in jam, stock concentrate, half the orange zest, and remaining vinegar.
• Add chopped thyme to pan used for salmon over medium heat and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Stir in orange juice mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook until thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Stir in 1 TBSP butter until melted. Turn off heat.
• Heat pot with drained potatoes over medium-low heat. Mash with sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until smooth and creamy, adding splashes of reserved potato cooking liquid as needed. • Stir in a drizzle of oil and season with salt and pepper. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• In a large bowl, combine shallot pickling liquid, mustard, remaining orange zest, a large drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss with mixed greens, pickled shallot, diced orange, and almonds. Season with salt and pepper. • Divide salmon, salad, and mashed potatoes between plates. Spoon sauce over salmon and serve.
Salmon is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the orange-thyme sauce, calling it "delectable" and "killer." Some found the dish restaurant-quality delicious.
- Ease of prep: Several found it easy to prepare, though a few noted it was more involved than other recipes.
- Suggestions: Consider baking the salmon instead of pan-frying. Some preferred roasting the potatoes rather than mashing.
- Portions: A few mentioned the salmon portion was small; consider larger pieces for a more satisfying meal.
- Salad: The salad received mixed reviews; some loved it, while others found the dressing too tart or vinegary.
Reviews from our home cooks
Another delicious recipe. The salmon was perfection, and the mashed potatoes creamy. Loved the salmon's orange-thyme sauce. It's now one of our favorite recipes.
Loved the salmon à l'orange!! It came out quite good and the apricot jam added extra flavor to the orange. The salmon portions could be a bit larger.
Tasty combination of the orange in the dressing & glaze for the salmon. I'd like to see more salad incorporated into the meal plans. The potatoes & carrots are getting kind of old.
Very easy recipe! The salmon was good & the glaze was amazing. It's already been requested for another meal!
The salmon was excellent! The salad is not so much. I was expecting a slight sweet taste with the almonds. The mustard is very dominant, and it's too sour. The orange wasn't sweet, either. I would swap the dressing for the salad and remove the mustard.
I loved this meal. The salad OH MY, so much flavor!! Not an orange flavored anything fan, but this is so different. So fresh, so vibrant 10/10!
The orange pieces in the salad are fantastic. A really amazing salad. All the rest is great as you would expect.
So we have never really been big on seafood, but I have been wanting to incorporate fish into our diet for variety and health. I made this recipe and everyone loved it and said they would eat it again!!! It was delicious!
Salmon is always a hit & so easy to prepare! Love the Hello Fresh version of mashed potatoes - creamy & smooth!
But it was all very good! I would've appreciated more sauce than all of that made. But I am a pretty saucy person. The salad was just super good! I didn't use the mustard because that's one thing that I don't care for. But that was my choice. Good job!
