Description
This salmon with garlic lemon butter sauce recipe delivers restaurant-quality flavor in just 20 minutes. Perfectly seared salmon fillets are finished with a luscious garlic butter and lemon sauce, making this a foolproof, healthy, and elegant weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets (6 oz each)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp capers (optional)
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pat salmon dry with paper towels. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika. Let rest 5 minutes.
- Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high. Place salmon skin-side up. Sear 4-5 minutes without moving.
- Flip fillets and cook 3-4 minutes until internal temperature reaches 145°F. Remove and tent with foil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Melt butter in same skillet. Add garlic and sauté 30 seconds.
- Stir in lemon juice, capers, and red pepper flakes. Let sauce bubble 1 minute.
- Return salmon to pan. Spoon sauce over fillets.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
For a lighter option, replace butter with Greek yogurt. Substitute lime juice for lemon if desired. Use fresh parsley for best flavor, or 1 tsp dried if necessary.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-Sear
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet with sauce
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 590mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
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