Name: Lemon Butter Seared Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2/3 lb. salmon; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 lemon, juiced; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon dill; salt and pepper, to taste

Make this Lemon Butter Pan Seared Salmon with 5 ingredients and in 20 minutes or less. Not only that, salmon is healthy and you can’t feel bad eating something this good. Enjoy!

Note to self: don’t edit photos of the most delicious tasting salmon when you are EXTREMELY HUNGRY. This will result in hangriness.

It was so good to be back in the kitchen with Lin yesterday! We’ve got some AMAZING recipes in the works for casserole week, you guys. While I was away in Scandinavia, Lin started testing a handful of casserole recipes for the big week and HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL did she do a good job. We re-tested and shot two of them yesterday and I am so excited to share them with you.

Quick & Healthy Salmon Recipe

This poor salmon recipe has been sitting in the queue for about three months. It’s been pushed and shoved around the content calendar and it’s finally going live. Every time I make salmon, I ask myself why I don’t make it more often. For some reason, I always gravitate towards chicken even though you can pretty much flavor salmon any way you want! This recipe is a classic. Lemon + butter + dill = everything I’ve ever wanted in a salmon recipe. I really enjoy pan friend salmon…even over grilled! It gives it more of a crispy outer layer, which I prefer.

Healthy Lemon Butter Pan Seared Salmon Served With Asparagus

How to Cook Salmon in a Pan

Don’t be intimidated about cooking your salmon in a pan. Here’s how to cook salmon in a pan in 3 simple steps:

Add butter or oil to the bottom of your skillet (we used a cast iron pan) and turn to medium/high heat.
Once the skillet is warm, place the salmon skin-side up and sear for 4ish minutes. If you have a thick piece of salmon, sear for an extra minute or two.
Flip salmon and sear for 3-4 minutes or until it’s no longer pink in the middle.
TIP: if your salmon is still pink after the 3-4 minutes, flip again and cover. Sear until fully cooked!

See, so easy! We served this deliciousness with some roasted veggies, but since this is such a versatile recipe you could serve it over greens or even use the leftovers in a salmon scramble…just like this one.

Before I let you go…if you have Spotify…you MUST download this playlist —> Bluegrass Covers. It’s SOOOOOOOO GOOD.

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Lemon Butter Seared Salmon

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Make this Lemon Butter Pan Seared Salmon with 5 ingredients and in 20 minutes or less. Not only that, salmon is healthy and you can’t feel bad eating something this good. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 minutes

Author: Lee Hersh

Yield: 2

Ingredients

2/3 lb. salmon
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon dill
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

First, prep salmon by patting with a paper towel to remove moisture. Then, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Place 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoons minced garlic into a skillet and set over medium/high heat. Place salmon skin side up in the pan and sear for 4 minutes. Flip salmon and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes until barely pink in the middle.
Once flakey and cooked, squeeze 1/2 lemon on top of salmon and sprinkle with fresh dill.
Store leftovers in airtight container.