Ingredients
Method
- Let the salmon sit out for 10 minutes to reach room temperature. Pat dry with a paper towel. Season evenly with sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Heat a large (12-inch) skillet to medium-high heat. Add olive oil and allow it to heat. Add 2 tablespoons of butter; melt and heat until it bubbles.
- Once the butter is hot, add the salmon fillets, skin side up. Cook uninterrupted for 4-5 minutes until they easily pull away from the pan.
- When the salmon fillets are golden brown and crispy, flip them. Reduce heat to medium and cook for another 4-6 minutes, or until opaque and easily flaked. Ensure the internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- In the last few minutes of cooking, add the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, chopped dill, and garlic cloves. Melt the butter completely, swirl it around, and spoon it over the salmon. Once the salmon is fully cooked, remove it from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and zest.
- Remove the salmon from the pan. Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving. Pour the lemon dill butter sauce over top and garnish with extra lemon zest and freshly chopped parsley. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Notes
**If your pan is on the smaller side, OR if your salmon has cooked through completely, you can remove the salmon from the pan, set aside and stir the butter, garlic and dill together while the salmon is out of the pan. Then remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest and add the salmon to the pan and spoon sauce over top.
- Select salmon filets of similar size and thickness. Choosing salmon fillets that are fairly even in size will allow cook time to be uniform and you won’t have a lot of juggling fish that is overcooked or undercooked around.
- Allow salmon to come to room temperature for even cooking. This also will help the cook time to be more consistent and even which will make this easy salmon dinner all the better!
- Make sure the pan is HOT before adding your salmon. For that nice golden brown and crispy topped salmon, you want to make sure the pan is very hot before adding it. Give the pan plenty of time to heat up.
- Cook the salmon completely uninterrupted initially for the perfect golden brown crispy top. Another tip when making pan seared salmon is to NOT TOUCH IT. After placing your salmon in your pan, do not touch it for at least 4 or 5 minutes!