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Simple Poached Salmon

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Simple Poached SalmonLeo Gong

Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are from The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World by Lynn Alley. For more on slow cooking, click here.

Poaching salmon, or any fish for that matter, in the slow cooker is a no-brainer. Although it isn't a traditional dish for long, slow cooking, it is one of the things that the low, even temperatures of the slow cooker does well with. Poached salmon, needing no oil to cook, makes a light lunch paired with lemon rice, steamed vegetables, and salad, or a sumptuous dinner with herbed mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 yellow onion slice
1 lemon slice
1 sprig dill
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine the water and wine in the slow cooker and heat on high for 20 to 30 minutes. Add the onion, lemon, dill, salt, and salmon.

    Step 2

    Cover and cook on high for about 20 minutes, until the salmon is opaque and cooked through according to taste. Serve hot or cold.

Reprinted with permission from The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World by Lynn Alley. © 2003. Ten Speed Press.
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