It's Slow Cooker Month and my friends and I have banded together to present to you recipes using your slow cooker. It is such a time saver for you and your family, and, the meals are delicious too. I am sharing a recipe for Slow Cooker Poached Salmon that has an incredible lemon sauce on it.
Using the slow cooker with salmon does a couple of things: 1. it slows down the cooking process so that the meat is tender and 2. the liquids ensure that the meat is juicy and delicious. These reasons alone would be enough for me to use the slow cooker with salmon but there are many other reasons to use the slow cooker.
You can use the leftovers to make an incredible salad or freeze for future meals. So when you cook a salmon, cook the entire filet. This is also the most inexpensive way to purchase salmon, versus the individually packed portions. You can refrigerate cooked salmon in airtight containers for up to four days. You can freeze cooked portions by cooking them down completely and then storing them in a vacuum-sealed container or freezer bags.
Welcome to our #NationalSlowCookerMonth Celebration!
January is National Slow Cooker Month and this week we are celebrating all things slow cooker! We have delicious recipes from across the country to fill your meal plans with delicious slow cooker recipes!
- Slow Cooker Chicken Bacon and Rice Soup from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Slow Cooker Mongolian Chicken from Jen Around the World
- Slow Cooker Gingerbread Oatsfrom Magical Ingredients
- Slow Cooker Ham and White Bean Soup from Blogghetti
- Slow Cooker Chicken Nachos from The Spiffy Cookie
- Slow Cooked Asian Chicken from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Crockpot London Broil from The Fresh Cooky
- Pan de Elote/Slow Cooker Corn Bread from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup from Life Love and Good Food
- Dr Pepper Pulled Pork from Devour Dinner
- Slow Cooker Salmon from Our Good Life
Prep time
10 MinCook time
2 H & 10 MInactive time
5 MinTotal time
2 H & 25 MSlow Cooker Poached Salmon with Lemons and Capers
Ingredients
The Salmon Prep
- 1 lemon cut into 1/4" slices
- 1.5 to 2 pounds skin-on salmon fillet
- cooking spray
- salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
- juice of 1 lemon
Lemon Sauce (optional)
- 3 tablespoons lemon/stock juice from the slow cooker
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 1 T capers
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon zest
- chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Line slow cooker with a large piece of parchment paper.
- Slice one lemon into 1/4" slices and arrange slices down the middle of the slow cooker.
- Place salmon on top of lemon slices and spray salmon with cooking spray.
- Blend salt, pepper, paprika, chili powder, garlic granules, and Italian Seasoning. Rub the seasoning all over the salmon. Top with capers.
- Pour broth and lemon juice into the slow cooker but avoid pouring it over the top of the fish, about halfway up the sides of the fish. Keep the spices on the fish on the fish!
- Cook on LOW for 2 hours, or until opaque and flaky.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Using the parchment paper, carefully lift out the fish and lay it on a baking sheet. Bake for 5-6 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest. Slice the salmon into serving-sized pieces.
- FOR THE CREAMY LEMON SAUCE
- Stir in lemon juice, broth, and cream in a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Set heat to LOW; cover the pot and cook for 8 minutes.
- Uncover; stir in lemon zest, set heat to high, and cook for 2 more minutes. The sauce should thicken a bit.
- Remove from heat.
- Cut up the salmon into individual fillets.
- Pour sauce over the fillets and garnish with parsley. Sauce is a thinner sauce.
- Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
Parchment paper makes lifting the fish out of the slow cooker easy!
That salmon looks scrumptious and leftovers are always welcome.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of cooking salmon in the slow cooker! This looks and sounds so fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI never would have thought to do salmon in the slow cooker -- yum, that sauce (love capers) looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love this seasoning blend for this salmon! Sounds delicious and healthy!
ReplyDeleteI'll pass this onto my mom. She loves her salmon. I wish I liked it but I never enjoyed seafood.
ReplyDeleteI never thought to make salmon in the slow cooker, looking forward to making this recipe.
ReplyDeleteI never considered using my slow cooker to prepare our salmon. The recipe has me hungry for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI just cooked some salmon last night, but I baked it. Now, I will have to try your recipe with cooking it in the slow cooker, this looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love the lemon sauce. It's the best and it goes well with this salmon
ReplyDeleteWe love slow cooker recipes and this one seems really good. I am sure the lemon adds a unique and alluring flavour to the dish.
ReplyDeleteMy husband loves salmon but I never know what to do with it. This sounds like the sort of recipe he'd love. Sounds like it's full of flavour.
ReplyDeleteSuch an easy and delicious dish to make. It makes my mouthwatering!
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds so good. I may have to make this for the family.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds amazing. It looks so good too. Salmon is so good, and I bet lemon flavored is amazing too.
ReplyDeleteWow! That looks absolutely delicious and tasty! I would really love to try this recipe!
ReplyDeleteI've never try this before. This is such a really amazing recipe! It look so good! I really love this!
ReplyDeleteThis salmon looks and sounds so delicious. I need to try your recipe
ReplyDeleteThe lemon sounds wonderful to go with the salmon! I need to give this recipe a try
ReplyDeleteI loved the recipe. It's really cool.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so delicious! Great recipe!
ReplyDeleteAhh I've been looking for more slow cooker recipes, this came right on time! Thank you so much for sharing, definitely saving this for later
ReplyDeleteThat salmon sounds absolutely divine!
ReplyDeleteSalmon with lemon is sooooo good. I have nice tried it in the slow cooker and this sounds great.
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