How To Make Sweet Chili Lime Salmon

sweet chili sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade chili sauce

💰Cheaper: sriracha

Homemade chili sauce can reduce sugar content.

salmon fillets

🥗Healthier: trout

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Tilapia is a more affordable fish option.

Cut the salmon fillet into four even pieces, ensuring even cooking.

Drizzle olive oil on the salmon and rub it in.

Season the salmon with onion powder, garlic powder, ground black pepper, paprika, and Creole seasoning, rubbing it in evenly on both sides.

Prepare the sweet chili lime sauce by mixing sweet chili sauce, lime juice, and soy sauce in a bowl.

Heat a skillet on medium-high heat and drizzle olive oil in it.

Place the seasoned salmon pieces in the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes on one side.

Flip the salmon carefully and cook for another 2-3 minutes until cooked through.

Remove the salmon from the skillet and set aside.

In the same skillet, add about 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter and 2 cloves of minced garlic, cooking until fragrant.

Pour the sweet chili lime sauce into the skillet and mix.

Return the cooked salmon to the skillet, basting it with the sauce.

Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.

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