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Steaming is not only a healthy choice for cooking salmon, but it locks in all the natural juices and flavor of the fish, too. It's super quick and a wonderful technique for cooking delicate seafood. Take a look through this collection of flavorsome salmon recipes — when you see how simple it is to steam salmon and how good it tastes, you're bound to be hooked!
China Moon Salmon
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Salmon is coated in a spicy black bean sauce and steamed to perfection in this oh-so-easy salmon dish. "We loved this! I used a little more ginger and steamed it in my handy steamer that I had only used for veggies until this point and it was very nice," says home cook TMAYDER.
Lemon Dill Salmon Fillet
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Salmon fillets are seasoned with lemon and dill, then steamed in foil pouches beside baby potatoes and fresh green beans until tender and moist. Serve with a homemade tartar sauce for a simply delicious meal.
Salmon and Pesto with Rice
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In this clever recipe, cubes of salmon are coated with pesto sauce, then cooked with shallots and rice in a wine-infused fish stock. "The salmon gets steamed by the water in the rice. I was leery that this would never work, but it did, and everyone wanted it again," according to recipe creator SSNAGE.
Steamed Salmon with Broccoli and Shallots
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Serve these steamed garlic salmon fillets on a bed of brown rice or quinoa with broccoli and lemon wedges for a simple, tasty, and wholesome meal. "I really liked that this was a quick one-pan meal," says Allrecipes Allstar France C.
Citrus Salmon with New Potatoes
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Lemon slices, freshly squeezed orange juice, ginger root, and fresh mint make the perfect flavor combination for steamed salmon in this mouth-watering dish. Serve salmon fillets on a platter with new potatoes, broccolini, and a mint vinaigrette on the side.
Carly's Salmon En Papillote (In Paper)
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Salmon fillets are topped with lemon slices and asparagus spears, then wrapped in parchment paper and steamed in the oven. Serve each packet on a plate, and let your guests cut open the paper to release the amazing aroma.
Parchment Baked Salmon
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Salmon fillets are steamed inside parchment paper with fresh basil leaves and lemon slices for incredibly fresh-tasting results. "It's a great method for keeping your expensive fish from drying out," says Allrecipes Allstar Bibi.
More Inspiration
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