Pan Seared Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

4.98 from 45 votes

Pan Seared Salmon with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Lemon Garlic Herb Salmon is a deliciously easy salmon recipe, so simple to make, yet so delicious! Crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside!

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Pan Seared Salmon, Salmon, Seared Salmon

Servings: people

Calories: 377kcal

Author: Karina

Ingredients

28 ounces skinless salmon filets
¼ teaspoon salt to season
¼ teaspoon pepper to season
3 tablespoons lemon juice divided
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
8 cloves garlic finely chopped or minced
4 tablespoons Italian parsley fresh, chopped, divided
½ lemon sliced

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Instructions

Pat dry room temperature salmon filets with paper towel. Season all over with salt, pepper. Squeeze 1-2 teaspoons of lemon juice over each filet, and rub all the flavour in.
Heat the olive in a large non-stick pan or skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Place salmon filets flesh side down, pressing them lightly so the entire surface of the flesh comes into contact with the pan. Sear, undisturbed, for 3-4 minutes until crispy and golden.
Flip and sear the other side of each filet for TWO minutes. Add in the butter, chopped garlic, 3 tablespoons of parsley, remaining lemon juice and lemon slices. Stir the butter and garlic around each filet.
Continue to cook the salmon for a further 1-2 minutes, or until salmon reaches desired doneness. (The butter will begin to brown slightly.) Taste test and season with salt and pepper to your tastes, and add more lemon juice if desired.
Garnish with the remaining parsley and drizzle the butter over each filet.
Serve immediately.

Notes

A good quality non stick pan will prevent the salmon from sticking to the pan and causing unnecessary stress.
You can substitute the butter with 2 tablespoons of olive oil if you're hesitant to use butter

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