Description
This creamy garlic butter salmon is a quick and delicious dish that is perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 fillets salmon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Pat the salmon fillets dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add butter and melt until bubbly.
- Sauté minced garlic in the skillet for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Place salmon fillets in the skillet, skin-side down, and cook for 4-5 minutes until golden.
- Flip the salmon and cook for another 4-5 minutes until cooked through.
- Remove salmon, then pour cream, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, thyme, and parsley into the skillet, stirring to combine.
- Let the sauce simmer until slightly thickened.
- Return salmon to the skillet, spooning sauce over to coat the fillets.
- Serve immediately, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-fry
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 35g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 120mg