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Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon KETO
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15 Minute Easy, Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon Filets

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Fish
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: butter, easy, Entree, Fish, garlic, Salmon
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 450kcal
Author: Roz | La Bella Vita Cucina

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon fillets 6 - 8 oz. each, skinless and boneless
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Mrs. Dash salt-free seasoning
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 large garlic cloves finely minced with a knife
  • 6 - 8 Tablespoons butter sliced
  • 1 teaspoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice plus more to taste
  • Basil and/or Italian parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • 30 minutes to an hour before cooking, remove the salmon from the fridge and season it by sprinkling both sides with salt, pepper, and Mrs. Dash seasoning.
  • On a medium-high heated stove burner, drizzle and heat up the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan/skillet.
  • Add the salmon filets (curved side down -- if the salmon has skin on it, place the salmon in the pan skin side up and showing).
  • Sear for 3 minutes and then turn over with a long fish spatula so that the salmon does not break apart.  Cook for one more minute.
  • Add the butter all around the seared salmon.
  • When the butter is melted and foaming, add the minced garlic.
  • Immediately spoon the bubbling garlic butter non-stop over the salmon for 1-1/2 minutes without stopping.   This is called basting!  tilt the pan slightly so that the garlic butter pools up on one side of the pan.  Take a large mixing spoon for this basting process.
  • Remove the salmon from the stove and check the Internal temperature of the salmon.   For optimum moistness and juiciness, the temperature should be 122°F for (medium-rare).
  • Place the salmon on a serving plate and allow it to rest for 3 minutes.
  • With the frying pan/skillet back on the stove burner, add the lemon juice to the garlic butter.
  • Serve while hot. Place salmon on serving plates. Spoon the garlic butter over the salmon filets and garnish with a sprinkle of fresh basil or Italian parsley. 

Buon Appetito!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1filet | Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 531mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g