Pan-Seared Salmon Recipe | Easy, simple & healthy

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout fillets

💰Cheaper: tilapia fillets

Tilapia is a more budget-friendly fish option.

Preheat a cast iron pan over medium low heat.

Chop 5 cloves of garlic finely.

Zest the lemon.

Add half a tablespoon of butter to the hot pan and melt it completely.

Add the chopped garlic to the melted butter and sauté for about 10 seconds.

Add the lemon zest to the pan and stir until it starts to brown, then add the juice of half a lemon.

Stir the garlic in the lemon juice until it is a little more brown, then remove the mixture from the pan and set aside.

Add another half tablespoon of butter to the pan and place the salmon skin-side down.

Season the salmon with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

Sear the salmon for 4 to 6 minutes, checking for doneness from the side.

Flip the salmon over when it is halfway cooked through.

Sear the other side for 2 to 3 minutes, then flip it back over to check for doneness.

Turn off the heat and return the garlic butter lemon mixture to the pan.

Sprinkle red pepper flakes and freshly chopped parsley on top of the salmon.

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