How to Make French Baguette Salmon Sandwiches

Salmon Sandwiches

Salmon sandwiches are a excellent choice for a a simple and easy to make delicious sandwich which is also a very healthy sandwich choice due to Salmon being rich in protein, vitamin D, calcium and Omega-3 which are heart healthy fats.



Salmon Sandwich - Canned Salmon Verses Fresh Salmon

Salmon Fillets

Pre-cooked fish in a can is an convenance and is the way many people buy their fish but there is a much better option available. Canned fish is an convince which you pay for in price and quality.

Pound for pound buying your fish in fillets and cooking it yourself is much cheaper and the fish you get is always fresher that what you will get in a can. We purchase fresh salmon fillets which we then cut up into dinner size portions, then we wrap and freeze them for later use in salmon sandwiches, salmon steaks and other uses.

I would only buy canned fish if I don't have the option to buy it fresh.



Can I Freeze The Salmon For Later Use In Salmon Sandwiches And For Other Uses?

Absolutely, you can freeze uncooked salmon fillets for later use. Split up the salmon fillets into smaller meal sizes so you can cook just the right amount that you will use in your meal, salmon is just too expensive and good to be wasted.



Salmon Sandwich - The Many Different Kinds Of Breads

You have many choices of the type of breads that will go well with the salmon. French Baguette Bread is a good choice but also consider using Ciabatta, Sourdough, Pandesal, Rye, Italian, Brioche, Bangels, white buns or whatever else you can find at the local bakery.

The Salmon Sandwich Recipe

Salmon Sandwich Recipe - Mayonnaise Sauce

  • 1 cup of mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoon of Dijon Mustard
  • Pinch of Salt & Pepper
  • 3 Tablespoons of Chopped Onions
  • 1/2 of Stick Celery
  • 2 Tablespoons of Lemon
  • 2 Tablespoons of Fresh Dill

    • Cut the onion, celery and dill fine and add all the ingredients to the mayonnaise, mix well.



    Salmon Sandwich Recipe - Cooking The Salmon

    In a cast iron pan add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and preheat the pan at a medium heat. Add the salmon into a medium heated pan and let it cook half way then flip over the salmon and then add salt & pepper.

    Add 3 tablespoons of butter, 3 slices of fresh lemon and a head of fresh dill to the salmon. You can also add more butter if needed. Add lemon flavored butter over top of salmon while cooking. When the salmon is finished cooking put it in a bowl and lightly break the salmon into smaller chunks.



    Salmon Sandwich Recipe - French Baguette Bread

    French Baguette

    Cut baguette in half then place in the pan that the salmon was in to soak up all that delicious butter into the bread. Then put baguette under a broiler to lightly toast it and rub garlic on the toasted bread top.

    In a bowl mix the salmon with 2 heaping tablespoons of the mayonnaise sauce (that we made earlier) along with 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of fresh dill.

    Put salmon on the baguette and add some lettuce and one finally chopped green onion to finish the sandwich off.