What Are Salmon steaks and How Can I Use Them?

Here's everything worth knowing about salmon steaks and how to pick them, what they are, how to store them, and what to use instead, plus 81 recipes to cook tonight.

Nutrition

Where found

Salmon steaks are usually found in the fish section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Salmon steaks are a member of the Finfish and Shellfish Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much do salmon steaks weigh?

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Recipes using salmon steaks

There are 81 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Dilled Salmon Steaks

Super quick and easy way to dress up healthy omega 3 filled salmon. Dill, lemon and capers work perfectly with quick broiled salmon.

Salmon with Chive & Herb Sauce

The herb sauce was delicious and packed with flavour. However I seared the salmon in the hot skillet until nicely done, removed from the pan, then made the sauce with the remaining ingredients. Like crispy salmon rather than poached. Well definitely be making this dish again.

Oven-Roasted Salmon, Asparagus & New Potatoes

One-pan roasted salmon with asparagus, new potatoes, lemon, and dill. Complete healthy dinner ready in 35 minutes with minimal cleanup and maximum flavor.

Salmon in Dill Sauce

Add some sophistication to dinner with this scrumptious salmon dish that will instantly become one of your new favorites.

James Barber's Pan Roasted Salmon with Sweet Peppers

A colourful vegetable mixture accompanies succulent salmon steaks for a quick and easy dish. Great with steamed rice.

Salmon with Yogurt

Broiled salmon coated in yogurt and seasoned breadcrumbs for a crispy, golden crust that keeps the fish incredibly moist inside. Low-fat and quick.

Salmon Steaks with Cucumber Dill Sauce

Salmon steaks poached with white wine, bay leaf, and fresh dill, served with a creamy cucumber dill sauce made from yogurt, mayo, and grated cucumber.

Pesto Salmon with Pan-Roasted Potatoes

Pesto-topped baked salmon with crispy garlic pan-roasted potatoes, a 5-ingredient weeknight dinner ready in about 30 minutes. Microwave the spuds first, then sear them golden while the salmon bakes.

Salmon Con Ternera

Salmon con ternera stacks poached salmon on pounded beef steak with a garlic-herb crust, ham, and shrimp. A dramatic surf-and-turf baked in one dish.

Salmon Steaks with Raspberry Mirepoix

Broiled salmon steaks brushed with raspberry vinegar and black pepper, served with a raspberry mirepoix. A light, elegant fish dinner that cooks in under 5 minutes per side.

Grilled Salmon with Surf Sauce

Grilled salmon steaks brushed with spicy barbecue sauce, topped with a shrimp and mushroom surf sauce spiked with horseradish. Works on the grill or under the broiler.

Salmon Steak Bake

Put your fishing pole to use with this savory dish that will have you wishing it was summer all year long!

Salmon Swifty

Microwave salmon steaks in under 10 minutes with this dead-simple one-ingredient method. Tender, flaky fish with zero cleanup and no oven required.

Salmon Tempura Roll with Mirin Leeks

Salmon tempura rolls wrapped in nori with mirin-glazed leeks inside, then flash-fried in rice flour batter. Restaurant-style Japanese crispy salmon roll that shatters into warm, silky salmon at the first bite.

Poached Salmon with Horseradish Sauce

Poached salmon steaks gently cooked in a lemon-and-vegetable broth, served with creamy horseradish sauce. A light low-calorie classic for dinner parties or healthy weeknights.

Salmon Steak with Cloud Ears & Noodles

Chinese clay pot salmon with cloud ear mushrooms, bean thread noodles, and pressed tofu in a gingery chicken broth. Elegant Cantonese-style fish dish with delicate aromatics and a silky sesame finish.

Quebec Poached Salmon

Quebec poached salmon steaks gently cooked in a lemon court bouillon, chilled, then cloaked in a vivid green herb mayonnaise of spinach, parsley, scallion, and pepper. An elegant make-ahead cold salmon platter.

Barbecue Salmon Steaks with Green Ginger Sauc

Barbecue salmon steaks glazed with soy sauce and sugar, served with a vibrant green sauce of parsley, chives, capers, and hard-boiled egg. A quick, elegant grilled fish dinner.

Salmon Steaks with Lemon Dill Sauce

Grilled salmon steaks with lemon slices tucked into the centers and a warm lemon-dill butter sauce. Hickory chip optional, fresh dill garnish, 40 minutes total.

Barbecued Salmon with Basil

Grilled salmon steaks brushed with lemon juice, olive oil, and crushed basil. A simple three-ingredient marinade that lets the salmon's flavor take center stage.

Salmon with Pears, Apples & Limes

Broiled salmon steaks with butter-sauteed pears, apples, and lime slices. A fruit-forward seafood dish where the sweet compote and citrus brighten rich, fatty salmon in every bite.

Salmon Steaks Almondine

Salmon steaks almondine steamed in court bouillon, finished with browned butter, toasted almonds, lemon juice, and a pinch of cayenne. A timeless French bistro classic.

Poached Salmon with Cucumber Sauce for 2

Poached salmon steaks for two, simmered in an aromatic bay-dill-peppercorn broth and served with a cool yogurt-cucumber sauce. Light, elegant date-night dinner.

Teriyaki Salmon Steaks

Grilled teriyaki salmon steaks marinated in teriyaki sauce with garlic, peanut oil, and parsley, basted on the grill until flaky. Served hot or cold.

Salmon Corncakes

Salmon corncakes flake poached salmon with sweet corn, shallots, peppers, and cilantro into pan-fried cracker-crumbed patties. Pacific Northwest meets Southwestern in one crispy bite.

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