Salmon Sandwich with Dill Sauce

This salmon sandwich recipe is bursting with flavor! Top the savory fish with feta crumbles and creamy dill sauce.

Want an interesting way to serve everyone’s favorite fish? Try this Salmon Sandwich with Dill Sauce! There’s something so satisfying about a good fish sandwich, and this one is irresistibly tasty. Throw a fillet of Old-Bay seasoned pan seared salmon onto a bun, then top with feta crumbles, red onion and creamy, lemony dill sauce. This is one for the books: our entire family loved it. Here’s what to do!

Ingredients for this salmon sandwich

You can build a salmon sandwich in many ways, like a Smoked Salmon Sandwich or a Salmon Salad Sandwich. But this one is a straight up salmon sandwich, pairing a lovely fillet of salmon with a creamy dill sauce. Here’s what you’ll need to put together this simple meal:

Salmon fillets, skin on (wild caught if possible)
Old Bay seasoning
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
Dill Sauce
Buns or focaccia bread
Baby arugula
Red onion slices
Feta cheese crumbles

How to cook the salmon: pan fry or grill

This salmon sandwich recipe works with any type of cooking method for salmon. In the recipe below, we list instructions on how to pan fry the salmon. It comes out delicious and works in any season! Of course, if it’s grill season, grilled salmon is the way to go. You can also use any of these other options for how to cook salmon, adjusting the flavor to align with the Old Bay seasoning in this recipe:

Pan seared salmon: It’s fast and easy, and cooks in about 10 minutes. Go to the recipe below!
Grilled salmon: If it’s grilling season, pull out the grill for this one! Go to Easy Grilled Salmon.
Broiled salmon: This cooking method is very quick and totally hands off. Go to Quick Broiled Salmon.
Baked salmon: This oven baked salmon is a stand-by easy cooking method.

How to buy a great piece of salmon

This salmon sandwich is dependent on one thing: the quality of the salmon! Unfortunately there’s no way to “fix” poor quality salmon: even drowning it with a sauce. Keep in mind: lower quality salmon can taste fishy and have a mushy texture. You can use frozen salmon, but we’ve found that fresh salmon tends to taste better and be higher quality. Here’s how to buy a great piece of salmon:

Buy wild caught salmon. Fish that is wild caught in your country is usually a sustainable choice. There are also quality options in well-regulated farms; see Seafood Watch Consumer Guide. Buy it fresh from the fish counter if you can; frozen works too.
Look for US caught (if you’re in the US). 90% of the seafood we eat in the US is imported. Imported seafood runs the risk of being overfished, caught under unfair labor practices, or farmed in environmentally harmful ways.
Coho is a good choice for great flavor. We tend to like Coho salmon for its mild flavor: it’s a good middle of the road option in terms of price. Of course, King salmon is incredible but it’s on the expensive end. Atlantic salmon is typically farmed salmon, so we tend to avoid it: however, we have found some good quality Atlantic salmon fillets at the fish counter.

For the dill sauce

This salmon sandwich owes everything to the creamy Dill Sauce, which drapes everything in a luxuriously silky, herbaceous drizzle. Don’t attempt to make this sandwich without it (or use one of the substitutes below). The sauce requires simple ingredients and comes together quickly. You’ll need:

Sour cream
Mayonnaise
Fresh dill
Lemon juice
Garlic powder
Dried dill
Sugar
Salt

You can also use this sauce simply for serving with plain grilled, broiled or pan seared salmon for a simple meal. It adds a bright pop of flavor and looks lovely too. Head to Dill Sauce for Salmon for more.

Alternative sauce ideas

Not a big dill person? Just make sure to serve this sandwich with a creamy sauce, otherwise it’s much too dry. Here are a few alternative salmon sandwich sauce ideas:

Tartar Sauce: This Easy Tartar Sauce is zingy and creamy: perfect for fish sandwiches.
Remoulade Sauce: This French sauce can be made classic or Cajun style; go to Remoulade Sauce.
Cilantro Sauce: This Creamy Cilantro Sauce is delicious and dairy free, or this Quick Cilantro Lime Sauce is fast and creamy.

And that’s it! This tasty salmon sandwich is perfect as a healthy dinner recipe: we love it especially as a summer dinner on the patio. But of course, it works in any season! Let us know if you try it in the comments below.

More salmon recipes

Love salmon? Here are some of our favorite salmon recipes that make a great meal:

Try simple and tasty Salmon Caesar Salad, or luxurious Salmon Nicoise Salad
Opt for Maple Glazed Salmon or Blackened Salmon
Go for Pesto Salmon or Lemon Dill Salmon
Whip up Classic Salmon Burgers or Salmon Tacos with Avocado Sauce

Salmon Tacos with Avocado Sauce

Salmon Caesar Salad

Blackened Salmon

21 Easy Salmon Recipes

This salmon sandwich recipe is…

Pescatarian.