Moga Farms Simple Dill Sauce
This simple dill sauce comes together in minutes with sweet white onion, white wine and fresh dill. The fresh dill sauce makes a perfect accompaniment to salmon and other seafood, pasta, lamb, chicken, roasted vegetables and more. Use it like a dip, dressing, marinade, or tartar sauce. For this recipe, Tristin used fresh dill from Moga Farms in La Conner.
Moga Farms is a family owned and operated hay and diversified produce farm in the La Conner and Edison areas. Open June through late October, the La Conner farmstand offers organically grown veggies, herbs and flowers, as well as pumpkins and gourds in the fall. Hay sales include premium orchard grass haylage, alfalfa haylage, and dry orchard grass small square and large round bales. Learn more about Moga Farms on our blog.
Recipe by Tristin Rieken, Fresh Flavorful
Ingredients
1 T salted butter
1 medium white onion, finely diced
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ cup white wine – or substitute chicken stock
and a splash of white vinegar or lemon juice1 bunch dill, stems and fronds (about ¼ cup
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
Preparation
- In a small to medium saucepan over medium
heat high heat sauté diced onion in butter
until onion is translucent and soft and starting
to brown slightly on the edges, about 5-7
minutes. - Add wine to deglaze the pan, stirring and
allowing to simmer long enough to reduce
slightly, about 3 minutes. - Carefully transfer onion wine mixture to
a food processor or blender with fresh dill
stems and leaves. Process until smooth adding
a splash of chicken stock if needed. - Return sauce to pan and bring back to a
simmer stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low
to keep warm and swirl in remaining 1
tablespoon butter until melted. Season to
taste with salt and pepper and keep warm
over low heat until ready to use.
Notes
- Serve over salmon and other seafood like halibut, clams, prawns, oysters, and mussels. Or serve with pasta, lamb, chicken, roasted vegetables and more!