Steamed Salmon with Olives and Capers
Description
Steamed salmon is served with a lemon, olive, and caper dressing and topped with fresh dill in this super simple and quick recipe.
Ingredients
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2 (6 ounce) fillets salmon
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 lemon, juiced, divided
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7 pitted green olives, sliced
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3 tablespoons olive oil, or more to taste
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1 tablespoon capers
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1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill, or to taste
Directions
1
Bring 1 to 2 inches of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Season salmon with salt and pepper and sprinkle with 1/2 of the lemon juice; place in a steamer basket. Insert the steamer basket into the saucepan, cover, and steam until salmon is easily flaked with a fork, 7 to 8 minutes.
2
While salmon cooks, whisk olives, olive oil, capers, and remaining lemon juice together in a bowl. Season with salt.
3
Place salmon on serving plates, spoon dressing over top, and sprinkle with dill.