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Pan-Seared Salmon Recipe (Easy, Simple & Healthy)

This Pan-Seared Salmon Recipe is heavenly good and super easy to make. Tasty salmon that is crispy on the outside and flaky on the inside, coated with golden lemon garlic butter.
Course Fish, Main Course
Cuisine International
Keyword pan-seared salmon
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 399kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs salmon filet skin on
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • sea salt
  • pepper
  • red pepper flakes
  • parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat a cast iron pan (or another heavy-bottom pan) over medium low heat for at least 10 minutes or until smoking hot.
  • In the meantime, finely chop garlic and zest lemon.
  • Add 1/2 the butter to the hot pan and add chopped garlic and lemon zest to it and stir for about 20 seconds, then add the juice of half a lemon and stir-fry until the garlic starts to lightly brown. Remove the lemon garlic butter sauce from the pan and set it aside.
  • Return the pan to the burner and add the other half of the butter and then place the salmon filet skin side down and season the top with sea salt and pepper. Sear for 4-6 minutes or until cooked through halfway, then use two spatulas to flip it and sear for an additional 2-3 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Internal temperature guide in the blog post. At this point, it's easy to remove the skin.
  • Use a wooden spatula to scrape off the bottom of the filet and then flip it back over. Turn off the heat and return lemon garlic butter to the pan. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 147mg | Potassium: 1218mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg