Skillet Salmon with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce
This Skillet Salmon with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce tastes amazing. The secret is the lemon butter sauce with a squeeze of lemon juice- these flavors neutralize the salmon in the best way possible. Enjoy!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 103kcal
- 4 6 oz skinless salmon fillets (about 1-inch thick)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tsp grapeseed oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ tsp honey
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
Remove salmon fillets from refrigerator and allow to rest at room temperature 10 minutes.
To prepare garlic lemon butter sauce, melt 1 tsp butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Add in garlic and saute until lightly golden brown (about 1 - 2 minutes). Pour in chicken broth and lemon juice.
Let the sauce simmer until it reduces by half (to about 3 Tbsp), approx. 3 minutes. Stir in butter and honey and whisk until combined and set sauce aside.
Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper.
Heat grapeseed oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
Add salmon and cook about 4 minutes on the first side until golden brown on bottom then flip and cook salmon on opposite side until salmon has cooked through, about 2 - 3 minutes longer. Optional to flip and cook sides of salmon as well.
To serve, pour butter sauce over salmon filets and sprinkle with parsley.
Serving: 340g | Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 12mg | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 5mg