Easy Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe

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.

Season the salmon with about a quarter teaspoon of salt and freshly cracked black pepper, then set aside.

Rinse one lemon, then zest it to get about one teaspoon of lemon zest.

Cut up two whole lemons and squeeze out the juice, setting the juice aside.

Chop about two tablespoons of fresh dill.

Heat a pan over medium high heat and add 4 tablespoons of butter, allowing it to melt completely.

Cook the butter for about 4 minutes, stirring periodically, until it turns a nice golden brown color.

Add the 4 salmon fillets to the pan and cook for 3.5 minutes on one side.

Turn the salmon fillets over, then add the lemon zest and lemon juice immediately.

Cook the salmon for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, spooning the sauce over the salmon periodically to prevent overcooking.

Finish the dish with the freshly chopped dill, and serve.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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