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Lemon Butter Salmon

The 20 minute dinner that looks like you ordered from somewhere nice. Salmon sears in 8 minutes, lemon butter sauce takes 2 minutes in the same pan. Impressive looking, zero effort, genuinely delicious every single time.
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 380
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 salmon fillets
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 lemons one sliced one juiced
  • Salt and pepper
  • Fresh dill or parsley optional

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Pat salmon completely dry season generously with salt and pepper
  2. Step 2: Heat 1 tablespoon butter in pan over medium high heat
  3. Step 3: Add salmon skin side down cook 5 minutes without moving
  4. Step 4: Flip cook 3 to 4 minutes until flakes easily
  5. Step 5: Remove salmon to plate
  6. Step 6: Reduce heat to low add remaining butter and garlic
  7. Step 7: Cook 1 minute add lemon juice
  8. Step 8: Pour sauce over salmon top with lemon slices serve

Notes

— Pat completely dry for
proper golden sear
— Don't move salmon while
searing — patience creates crust
— Salmon done when it flakes
easily with fork
— Sauce comes together fast —
have everything ready before
removing salmon from pan