# I need sauce ideas for a Sriracha Salmon dish
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [August 27, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632 "2014-08-27T14:25:00Z")
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/1 "2014-08-27T14:25:00Z")
I’m making this [Spicy Baked Sriracha Salmon](http://completerecipes.com/Sweet-and-Spicy-Sriracha-Baked-Salmon.html?back_url=./) tonight and I need some help with a “cooling” sauce to go with it. The glaze has brown sugar in it and that’s where I’m getting thrown. Usually I’m pretty good at this.
Maybe a Lime Hollandaise, Lime Yogurt Sauce, or a Tzatziki? I don’t want something with more spice in it, because the salmon itself may blow our tongues off.
Opinions or new ideas are welcome! I have a fairly well stocked kitchen, so throw it at me.
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/2 "2014-08-27T15:00:53Z")
Venturing away from a mayo or yogurt based sauce, I’d consider a cilantro & lime profile sauce.
So blend some fresh cilantro, parsley, squozen limes, maybe some lime zest, a bit of garlic, a little neutral flavoured oil, salt and pepper. If you want the creaminess to cool the heat of the Sriracha, add a little avocado.
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/3 "2014-08-27T15:19:18Z")
Great idea except that I forgot to mention that I hate cilantro. A whole sauce made out of the stuff would be right out! Sorry! I’m sure that sauce is amazing if you don’t have the Cilantro Hater Gene. 😛
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/4 "2014-08-27T15:35:22Z")
How do you feel about Parsley? Because you can just go with Parsley as your main herb.
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### Author:  [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/5 "2014-08-27T15:37:48Z")
How about mint and/or basil, instead of cilantro?
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/6 "2014-08-27T15:46:41Z")
How about some kind of fruit-based sauce, like a pineapple chutney?
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/7 "2014-08-27T16:20:03Z")
Staying closer to your original plan, a dollop of sour cream and some fresh chives may be simply sublime.
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/8 "2014-08-27T16:29:45Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> How about some kind of fruit-based sauce, like a pineapple chutney?
I was going to say yogurt sauce like others, but I think this is better. Some kind of mango or pineapple kind of thing, with whatever herbs you like. Maybe some cucumber in there as well. I think the sweetness with the spicy fish would be really tasty.
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/9 "2014-08-27T16:57:10Z")
How does a yogurt-pineapple-mint combo sound? I have a little red onion I can toss in there too. I have fresh mint, plain yogurt and fresh pineapple on hand.
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### Author:  [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/10 "2014-08-27T17:01:43Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#):
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> How does a yogurt-pineapple-mint combo sound? I have a little red onion I can toss in there too. I have fresh mint, plain yogurt and fresh pineapple on hand.
Yeah, that sounds good, though I don’t even think the yogurt is needed. I’d do pineapple/mint/red onion and a spritz of lime. I’d tend to leave the yogurt out as I think it would dull the brightness of the other flavors, and possibly make it feel like I was having breakfast on top of my salmon. 😉
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/11 "2014-08-29T16:14:54Z")
I ended up making a tzatziki and it was fantastic. The fish didn’t turn out near as spicy as I had feared.
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### Author:  [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/12 "2014-08-29T16:25:28Z")
So you ignored us and wasted all our time. :mad:
(I kid… 😃 )
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### Author:  [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-sauce-ideas-for-a-sriracha-salmon-dish/696632/13 "2014-08-30T03:06:24Z")
Welllllll…I decided I wanted to eat my pineapple with my morning yogurt, so no pineapple. I’ll be making the fish again and I have filed the ideas for future use. 🙂