This quick and easy baked Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce is a gorgeous and flavorful salmon dish! Made with creamy Greek yogurt, lots of lemon, garlic, and fresh dill, this sauce is delicious on top of baked salmon filets- plus, it is great to prep ahead!

Two plates of salmon with a yogurt dill sauce on top of farro and asparagus next to a glass of wine.

Key Ingredients

Salmon: I use wild Alaskan salmon. It is up to you if you'd like to use salmon with or without skin! Make sure to remove any bones before baking.
Greek yogurt: I prefer using full-fat Greek yogurt.
Lemon: The salmon gets baked on fresh lemon slices and then topped with the yogurt sauce that has lots of lemon zest and lemon juice in it.
Fresh dill: The fresh dill is used in the yogurt dill sauce and the salmon also gets baked on it.
Garlic: Since the garlic is raw, just one clove adds tons of garlic flavor! Use a microplane to finely grate the garlic clove into a paste.
Dijon mustard: For added flavor, I add a dash of Dijon mustard.

Salmon, lemon, garlic, dill, and Dijon on a white counter.

Step by step

Start by making the yogurt dill sauce. In a small bowl, stir together the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.
Prep the salmon. Season each salmon filet with salt and pepper. On a parchment lined baking sheet, lay down 3-4 lemon slices per filet. Top the lemon slices with a sprig of dill then the salmon. If you are using salmon with the skin on, place the salmon skin face up.

Yogurt dill sauce in a glass bowl with a spatula.

Salmon on lemon slices and dill on a sheet pan.

3. Bake the salmon for 8-12 minutes, or until fully cooked.

4. Discard the lemon slices and dill and serve immediately with the yogurt dill sauce on top.

Cooked salmon with skin on top of lemon slices and dill.

Prep ahead tips

The creamy dill sauce can be prepped up to 3-5 days in advance and kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Stir the sauce before using.

Since this is a dairy-based sauce, I don't recommend freezing it.

You can prep the salmon on the sheet pan several hours in advance and keep it stored in the refrigerator. When you are ready to enjoy, simply pop it in the oven then top it with the sauce.

Expert tips

This yogurt dill sauce would also be delicious on top of salmon patties or in a salmon burger.
I typically like to bake salmon for company because it causes much less mess than pan-searing and is an inactive cooking method. If you prefer pan-seared salmon, you can absolutely sear it instead! While it won’t have the added lemon and dill flavors baked into it, it will still be plenty flavorful.

What to serve with this salmon

Roasted vegetables such as asparagus, broccolini, cherry tomatoes, or zucchini.
A starch, such as farro, quinoa, or pasta, tossed with olive oil, lemon, salt, and pepper. Or check out my creamy lemon garlic pasta!
For an appetizer, my Sour Cream and Chive Dip or Crostini with Whipped Ricotta would be delicious.

If you try this easy Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce, I'd love to hear what you think in the comments below! I hope you love it!

Salmon with yogurt dill sauce and asparagus on a white plate.

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