Baked Norwegian Salmon with Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad
Photographer: John Montana
Foil-wrapped Norwegian Salmon fillets baked with lemon and tarragon and served with sweet and sour cucumber salad
Ingredients
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4 each 5-6 oz Norwegian Salmon fillet(s), skin removed
1 lemon
1 cucumber
4 tsp butter
4 sprig tarragon
1 tsp sugar
1.5 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
salt
fresh cracked pepper
Procedure
The amount of ingredients has been changed. Keep in mind:
- Cooking for more people takes longer time
- Be careful with salty ingredients and spices, you should add to taste towards the end
Salmon
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Cut lemon into slices.
- Place 12” square piece of foil on flat surface.
- Lightly butter center of foil.
- Place 1 fillet of salmon in center and season with salt and pepper.
- Top with piece of butter, sprig of tarragon, and slice of lemon.
- Bring 2 sides of foil together and fold over. Fold remaining sides over to create tightly sealed package.
- Repeat for remaining salmon fillets.
- Bake for about 12–15 minutes, or to desired temperature.
Cucumber Salad
- Peel, seed and thinly slice cucumber.
- Combine cucumber slices, sugar, white wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, and mix well.
Carefully remove salmon from foil and serve with cucumber salad.
Serving Suggestion:
- Serve with lemon–olive oil crushed potatoes.



