15-Min Lemon Butter Salmon
Pan-seared salmon fillets finished with a bright lemon-butter sauce — done in under 10 minutes. Restaurant-quality dinner that tastes like you tried harder than you did.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 395
- Protein
- 42g
Ingredients
- 2 6-oz fillets salmon fillets, skin-on
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 whole (zested + juiced) lemon
Instructions
- 1
Pat salmon dry with paper towels, then season both sides with salt and pepper.
- 2
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high until it shimmers, about 90 seconds.
- 3
Place salmon skin-side up in the pan and sear 3 minutes without moving until skin crisps.
- 4
Flip salmon skin-side down, then add butter and garlic; cook 2 more minutes until center flakes.
- 5
Squeeze lemon juice over the fillets and scatter zest on top, tilting the pan to baste with pan sauce.
- 6
Serve immediately with pan sauce spooned over each fillet.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch stainless steel or cast iron skillet
- paper towels
- measuring spoons
- microplane or box grater (for zest)
- kitchen tongs or fish spatula
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