Garlic Butter Salmon Recipe

Garlic Butter Salmon Recipe

Fresh salmon is full of healthy nutrients and takes only minutes to cook, making it the perfect weeknight meal. The garlic butter salmon recipe deliciously seasoned, pan seared salmon filets — juicy and tender on the inside with perfectly crisp edges. Smothered in a gorgeous garlic butter sauce with a hint of white wine and lemon juice, you won’t believe how easy, fast and simple it is to cook salmon this way. The entire family loves this — the creamy sauce for salmon alone is to die for!

How To Cook Salmon In A Pan?

A healthy salmon recipe should be easy to make, using ingredients that complement and enhance the natural flavors of fresh salmon. When buying salmon, look for filets with a bright color and fresh sea smell. Fresh salmon should be firm to touch with a shiny appearance.

1. You can use either skin on or skinless fillets.
2. Remove salmon from the refrigerator about 15 minutes before cooking to bring them close to room temperature.
3. Pat dry with paper towel to allow the edges to crisp evenly while cooking.
4. Heat oil in a large skillet before adding your fillets and make sure your pan is nice and hot.
5. The season just before cooking to prevent drawing out moisture and drying out your fish.
6. Sear your fillets flesh-side down first (skin-side up) for 4-5 minutes each side, depending on thickness.

How Long To Cook Salmon In A Pan?

A fresh salmon need to cook around 4 to 5 minutes each side. When cooking salmon, notice the color along the sides of the fillets slowly begin to change to a paler color, from the bottom where the fish is touching the pan up to the middle.

Once the color has moved up to the center, it’s time to flip! What you’ll get is a tender, juicy and crispy fillet.

Salmon Recipe Pan

Creamy Sauce For Salmon

If you are using wine, use a dry white wine to cook with. Something like a Pinot Gris or Sauv Blanc or Sémillon. Simmer it down slightly while scraping any bits off of the bottom of the pan.

Leave the juices in the pan after searing your fillets…that’s where all of the flavors are! Melt the butter, cook your garlic until fragrant — about one minute to prevent burning while allowing the garlic to release flavor.

For a non-wine version, substitute with low sodium, good quality chicken broth (or stock).

Once the wine (or stock) has been reduced to half, reduce heat to low-medium heat, add the cream and bring to a gentle simmer, while stirring occasionally.

After adding your parmesan cheese, taste test and season with salt and pepper, if needed. We use fresh chopped parsley to garnish our fish, but you can also use dill, tarragon, oregano or cilantro.

Creamy Sauce For Salmon

What To Serve With Salmon?

Pasta, rice or mashed potatoes are some favorite sides. Don’t forget a slice of Garlic bread to mop up that creamy sauce!

To keep it low in carbs (or Keto), serve with buttery cauliflower mash, steamed or roasted veggies, zucchini noodles or cauliflower rice.

Adapted from our Creamy Garlic Shrimp.

Serving

It is a 4 person freestyle meal.

Preparation Time For Easy Salmon Recipe

The preparation time requires for an easy salmon recipe is 10 minutes.

Cooking Time For Salmon Recipe Pan

The cooking time requires for healthy salmon recipe in a pan is 15 minutes.

Total Time

The total time required to make this garlic butter salmon recipe is 25 minutes.

Ingredients For Butter Salmon Recipe

Garlic butter salmon recipe is a deliciously healthy salmon recipe! Coated in a rustic and buttery sauce ready in less than 10 minutes, people will think there is a hidden chef in your kitchen! Transform ingredients you most likely already have in your refrigerator into an incredible dinner.

• 21 oz (600 g) salmon filets skin on or off
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ cup white wine, dry
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1½ cups cream
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• Juice of ½ a lemon
• 2 tbsp parsley, chopped

Cooking Method For Butter Salmon Recipe

1. Heat oil a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season salmon with salt, pepper and garlic powder all over. Sear in the hot pan, flesh-side down first, for 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking. Once cooked, remove from the pan and set aside.
2. Melt the butter in the same skillet. Sauté garlic until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Pour in the white wine or broth; allow to reduce to half while scraping any bits off of the bottom of the pan.
3. Reduce heat to low-medium heat, add the cream and bring to a gentle simmer, while stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper to your taste.
4. Add the parmesan cheese and allow the sauce to gently simmer for a further minute or so until the cheese melts and sauce thickens.
5. Add the salmon back into the pan, sprinkle with parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice. Taste test sauce and adjust salt and pepper, if needed.
6. Serve over pasta, rice or steamed veg.

Nutrition Guide For Healthy Salmon Recipe

• 688       Calories
• 36g       Protein 
• 5g         Total Carbohydrates
• 55g       Total Fat 
• 28g       Saturated Fat 
• 230mg  Cholesterol 
• 295mg  Sodium 
• 871mg  Potassium 

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