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Prep & Bake Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce

Prep & Bake Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce

with Cucumber Dill Salad
4.0(446)66 Reviews
Daniel Kim
Daniel KimUpdated on July 14, 2026
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Calories
640 kcal
Protein
33g protein
Total
40 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Fish

Nordic-inspired herb-crusted salmon with fragrant dill coating, served alongside tender butter-braised red cabbage and crisp cucumber salad. Finished with creamy dill sauce that ties together this symphony of textures and flavors. A show-stopping dinner that proves dill is the star of sophisticated cuisine!

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 unit

Veggie Stock Concentrate

3 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 unit

Oven-Ready Tray

1 unit

Lemon

1 unit

Mini Cucumber

2 tablespoon

Mayonnaise

(Contains: Eggs)

8 ounce

Shredded Red Cabbage

2 teaspoon

Garlic Powder

¼ ounce

Dill

10 ounce

Salmon

(Contains: Fish)

Not included in your delivery

½ teaspoon (tsp)

Sugar

1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon (tbsp)

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

teaspoon (tsp)

Salt

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

per serving
Calories640 kcal
Fat48 g
Saturated Fat13 g
Carbohydrate20 g
Sugar10 g
Dietary Fiber4 g
Protein33 g
Cholesterol145 mg
Sodium460 mg
Potassium990 mg
Calcium120 mg
Iron2.1 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.
Medium Bowl
Small Bowl
Aluminum Foil
Paper Towel

Cooking Steps

Prep
1

• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

• Thinly slice cucumber into rounds. Pick dill fronds and roughly chop. Halve lemon.

Braise Cabbage
2

• In oven-ready tray, combine cabbage, half the garlic powder, stock concentrate, 1 TBSP butter, ¼ cup water, salt, and pepper (for 4 servings, divide between two trays using 1 TBSP butter and ¼ cup water for each tray). Cover with aluminum foil and bake on top rack (be sure your oven has preheated!) until cabbage is slightly wilted and tender, 20 minutes (for 4, bake trays side by side on top rack).

Cook Salmon
3

• Meanwhile, pat salmon* dry with paper towels; season all over with remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Place, skin sides down, on a lightly oiled sheet of foil.

• Once cabbage has braised 20 minutes, remove tray from oven. Place foil with salmon on top of foil of tray with cabbage. Bake on top rack until salmon is cooked through and cabbage is tender, 12-15 minutes. TIP: Be careful, tray will be hot!

Make Cucumber Salad
4

• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine half the mayonnaise, half the sour cream, half the dill, ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lemon juice (big squeeze for 4); season with salt and pepper.

• Stir in cucumber until coated; place in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Make Dill Sauce
5

• In a small bowl, combine remaining mayonnaise, remaining sour cream, remaining dill, and a squeeze of lemon juice (big squeeze for 4 servings).

• Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve
6

• Divide salmon, braised cabbage, and cucumber salad between plates. Drizzle dill sauce over salmon and serve.

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Feb 2026
  • Flavor: Many loved the dill sauce and cucumber salad, while some found the cabbage bland. Consider adding vinegar or balsamic for more tang 🍲.
  • Ease of prep: Customers appreciated the easy prep and minimal cleanup, though some found the instructions a bit confusing.
  • Suggestions: Try making a crisp coleslaw instead of braised cabbage. Add more cucumbers for a better warm/cold contrast in the meal.
  • Portions: Several mentioned needing more cucumber; one mini cucumber wasn't enough for two servings.
  • Cooking: Some found the salmon perfectly cooked, while others needed extra time. Consider adjusting cook time based on thickness.
AI-generated from customer reviews

Reviews from our home cooks

F
Fran RaoCooked for 2 people
|Dec 26, 2025

Instructions were really confusing. I didn't have aluminum foil on hand so that was annoying. I also don't care for sauces that aren't reductions because it was almost like just pouring salad dressing on the salmon. Next time I'll do a veggie concentrate base and add butter and the sour cream and chives to that, like in other salmon-based recipes. Cabbage came out surprisingly good though and I'm not a huge fan of cabbage. Would have been great to have more as cabbage shrinks by about half when cooked.

L
Laura CarsonCooked for 3 people
|Jan 2, 2026

The cabbage was a delicious surprise! Loved the dill cucumber salad and the salmon quality was SO good! Great flavor combination.

K
Kaitlyn MessingerCooked for 2 people
|Dec 20, 2025

It was easy and I cooked the fish perfectly with very little stress (rare for me). Cabbage would not be my first choice as a vegetable accompaniment. Asparagus or Broccoli would pair better. Cucumber salad was lovely but I needed twice as much. I ate the whole thing with the first serving. I am only cooking for me, so I had leftovers for breakfast, sans salad.

M
Marguerite shafferCooked for 2 people
|Dec 27, 2025

Loved this meal. Low carb and very easy to prepare! Great quality salmon

T
Tamara SmithCooked for 2 people
|Dec 22, 2025

This was delicious and easy to make. I would suggest adding more cucumbers. I ended up adding some I had on hand. The cabbage was delicious!

D
Daniel MackCooked for 2 people
|Dec 17, 2025

Easy, quick and good tasting. The only things I did not like was there was only one oven pan delivered -and- no temperature and time setting were in the instructions. Having to cook it all in one pan was awkward, too. Adding those settings would/should be an easy fix for you and it would certainly help us novice amateur cooks.

L
Linda PraterCooked for 2 people
|Dec 19, 2025

Really surprised that I enjoyed as much as I did. Flavorful. The sauces were on point. Cabbage good too.

F
Flavia ManconiCooked for 2 people
|Dec 31, 2025

It was delicious but I thought the instructions were more complicated than the dish really is. Great meal.

B
Byrd ColemanCooked for 2 people
|Dec 27, 2025

I wasn't sure if I would like the cabbage, but it was good! The whole meal was very tasty.

J
Jackie FotiCooked for 2 people
|Dec 18, 2025

Easy prep & delicious flavor combination. Loved the braised cabbage!

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