How to Make Pan Seared Salmon in Herb Lemon Butter Sauce

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout fillets

💰Cheaper: tilapia fillets

Tilapia is more budget-friendly while still being mild.

Introduce the recipe and ingredients needed for pan seared salmon in herb lemon butter sauce.

Discuss the types of salmon available, recommending skin-on fillets and emphasizing the importance of thawing frozen salmon completely before cooking.

Slice the salmon into appropriate thickness, ensuring the skin is kept on and scales are removed.

Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper, rubbing it gently on both sides, and let it marinate for 15 minutes.

Prepare the herb lemon butter sauce by using salted butter, fresh garlic, and fresh parsley, noting that fresh ingredients are preferred over dried ones.

Roll the lemon to make it easier to squeeze juice, then mix all the sauce ingredients together until the butter is fully melted.

Heat light olive oil in a skillet until it starts to boil, indicating it's ready for cooking.

Sear the salmon skin-side down in the hot oil for 8 to 9 minutes until it's 80 to 90 percent cooked, using a spatula to keep it flat in the pan.

Flip the salmon fillets over and add the herb lemon butter sauce to the pan, allowing it to cook until the salmon is fully done.

Prepare lemon and parsley for garnishing while the salmon finishes cooking, then plate the salmon with the sauce.

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