Name: Cilantro Lime Butter Salmon Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 6 6 4 ounce salmon fillets; salt and pepper; 2 Tablespoons olive oil; 3 Tablespoons butter; 3 garlic cloves (minced); 1/2 cup vegetable broth; 1/4 cup lime juice; 3 Tablespoons honey; 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped); chopped cilantro and fresh lime slices for garnish

Cilantro Lime Butter Salmon Recipe

Elliot Williams Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Cilantro Lime Butter Salmon

You’ll enjoy how perfectly seared and flaky this butter salmon is. On top of it is a generous dose of flavorful sauce made with lime, butter, and cilantro.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4salmon fillets,(6 oz each)
salt and pepper
2tbspolive oil
3tbspbutter
3clovesgarlic,minced
½cupvegetable broth
¼cuplime juice
3tbsphoney
¼cupcilantro,chopped
chopped cilantro and fresh lime slices,for garnish

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat add the olive oil. Add the salmon skin side up to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium-low.
Cook without turning for 6 to 7 minutes until the salmon gets a brown crust. Flip the salmon and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Remove and set aside on a plate.
Add the butter to the skillet and melt. Add in garlic and cook for a minute until tender. Whisk in vegetable broth, lime juice, honey, and cilantro.
Let simmer and reduce. Add salmon back to the pan and let it cook in the sauce until heated through. Serve with additional chopped cilantro and lime wedges if desired.