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Smoked Salmon Panini Sandwich with Lemon Dill Mayonnaise

Published: Feb 9, 2020 · Modified: Nov 3, 2023 by Nicole B.

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total time10 minutes minutes

This smoked salmon panini sandwich with lemon dill mayonnaise is delicious, satisfying, easy to make and takes almost no time to put together. All you need is 10 minutes and a panini press and a hot meal is served!

If you're looking for more delicious hot sandwiches, this gourmet grilled cheese sandwich is another favorite of mine!

Smoked salmon panini with lettuce and dill mayonnaise.
Get a gourmet meal on the table in 10 minutes with this delicious smoked salmon panini sandwich.
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  • Mayonnaise ingredients:
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  • How to make smoked salmon sandwich mayonnaise:
  • How to make the smoked salmon sandwich:
  • What if I don't have a panini press?
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Mayonnaise ingredients:

Lemon and dill are a classic pairing that works phenomenally well with fish. While you can use the two ingredients dried (like in this lemon dill seasoning), in a sauce or spread they are best fresh. That's why the mayonnaise for the salmon paninis here is made with fresh dill and fresh lemon juice.

Fresh dill is usually sold in small plastic packages (called clamshells) with a net weight of about 0.66 ounces. One such clamshell holds about 10 large sprigs of fresh dill. For the recipe here you need 4 sprigs of dill. (You can use the remaining fresh dill to make this honey mustard dill sauce!)

Smoked salmon sandwich mayonnaise ingredients on a table.
You need mayonnaise, lemon, dill and black pepper for the mayonnaise.

Sandwich ingredients:

Smoked salmon panini sandwich ingredients on a table.
You need sliced rustic bread, lettuce and smoked salmon to make the sandwiches.

How to make smoked salmon sandwich mayonnaise:

The star of this recipe is the lemon dill mayonnaise; it's tangy, dilly and slightly peppery from the freshly cracked black pepper I mix in. (The pepper is a very important component, please don't be tempted to skip it.) To make the mayonnaise, simply whisk together mayo, lemon juice, finely chopped fresh dill and black pepper.

The mayonnaise complements the smoked salmon very nicely and really elevates the panini from good to great.

Dill mayonnaise sauce being whisked in a bowl.

How to make the smoked salmon sandwich:

Assemble the sandwiches in the following order:

  • one slice of bread
  • lettuce leaf
  • smoked salmon
  • lemon dill mayonnaise
  • second slice of bread
Smoked salmon sandwich preparation in four steps.

This sandwich is a bit of a special case because it is delicate (you don't want the mayo to be squirting out all over the place) and because it tastes best just warm but not hot. So what I do is I press it very lightly, just enough to grill the bread and warm the stuffing just a tad.

What if I don't have a panini press?

If you don't have a panini press you can make this recipe just as a smoked salmon sandwich but it's definitely better pressed.

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Smoked salmon panini with lettuce and dill mayonnaise.

Smoked Salmon Panini Sandwich with Lemon Dill Mayonnaise

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This smoked salmon panini sandwich with lemon dill mayonnaise is delicious, satisfying, easy to make and takes almost no time to put together.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories (estimated) 441 kcal

Equipment:

  • measuring cups and spoons
  • citrus juicer
  • knife and cutting board
  • pepper mill
  • mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • panini press

Ingredients:
  

For the lemon dill mayonnaise:

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 4 teaspoons finely chopped fresh dill*
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the panini:

  • 4 slices multigrain bread, or any other rustic bread of your choice
  • lettuce leaves
  • 4 ounces smoked salmon

Instructions:
 

For the mayonnaise:

  • Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl. Refrigerate until you're ready to use it.

For the panini:

  • Layer one slice of bread, one lettuce leaf, salmon, lemon dill mayonnaise and another slice of bread on top of each other and very lightly press in a hot panini press.

Notes:

*You need about 4 large sprigs of dill with fully grown leaves or an equivalent amount for that.
TIP: To convert sprigs of herb to teaspoons of finely chopped herb, check out this herb conversion guide. It tells you how many teaspoons of finely chopped herb are in a sprig for all common culinary herbs.

Nutrition Information (Estimated):

Calories: 441kcalCarbohydrates: 38.2gProtein: 18.3gFat: 24.4gSaturated Fat: 3.9gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 1775mgPotassium: 307mgFiber: 4.3gSugar: 7.2gCalcium: 106mgIron: 3mg

Nutrition values provided on this website are generated from a nutrition database and are estimates only. The accuracy of the nutrition information for any recipe on this website is not guaranteed. Nutrition values can vary quite a lot depending on which brands are used.

Keywords: smoked salmon lunch, smoked salmon panini, smoked salmon sandwich

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  1. Luke

    May 25, 2017 at 9:49 am

    Smoked Salmon Panini with Lemon Dill Mayonnaise will be my family's favorite lunch menu now and then. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Nicole B.

      May 25, 2017 at 12:51 pm

      So great to hear that, Luke! :)

      Reply
  2. Abbe @ This is How I Cook

    January 30, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    What a beautiful shot and a great panini! I actually gave away my mom's press and now am wishing I wasn't so quick on that! So great, Nicole!

    Reply
    • Nicole B.

      January 31, 2016 at 8:38 am

      Thank you, Abbe! We love that press, it's in near constant use! :)

      Reply

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