Name: Pan Seared Salmon Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 28 oz salmon filets; salt and pepper; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp butter; 8 garlic cloves; 4 tbsp Italian parsley leaves; lemon slices

How To Make Pan Seared Salmon

Grab a bite of this delicious salmon recipe for your next big dinner! It’s pan-seared in a lemon garlic butter sauce. Whip this up in just 30 minutes.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

28ozsalmon filetsskinless, room temperature
Salt and pepperto season
3tbsplemon juicedivided
1tbspolive oil
2tbspbutter
8garlic clovesfinely chopped or minced
4tbspItalian parsley leavesfresh chopped, divided
lemon slicesof half a lemon

Instructions

Pat dry the salmon filets with paper towel.
Season the salmon with salt and pepper.
Squeeze 1 to 2 teaspoons of lemon juice over each filet, and rub the juice against the skin.
Heat the olive in a large non-stick pan or skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
Place salmon filets flesh side down, pressing them lightly against the pan.
Sear, undisturbed, for 3 to 4 minutes until crispy and golden.
Flip and sear the other side of each filet for 2 minutes.
Add in the butter, chopped garlic, 3 tablespoons of parsley, remaining lemon juice and lemon slices.
Stir the butter and garlic around each filet.
Continue to cook the salmon for a further 1 to 2 minutes, or until salmon reaches desired doneness.
Season with salt and pepper to taste, and add more lemon juice if desired.
Garnish with the remaining parsley then drizzle the butter over each filet.
Serve hot, and enjoy!