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Cilantro Lime Butter Salmon
Cilantro Lime Butter Salmon is pan seared to tender and flaky perfection and has the most amazing cilantro lime butter honey sauce on top!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 25 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●whisk
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
heat
2
In a large skillet over medium-high heat add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season the 4 salmon fillets with salt and pepper to taste .
olive oil2 tablespoonssalt and pepper to taste
3
cook
4
Add the salmon skin side up to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook without turning for ⏱️ 6-7 minutes until the salmon gets a brown crust. Flip the salmon and cook for an additional ⏱️ 2 minutes. Remove and set aside on a plate.
5
simmer
6
Add 3 tablespoons butter to the skillet and melt. Add in 3 teaspoons minced garlic and cook for a minute until tender. Whisk in ½ cup vegetable broth, ¼ cup lime juice, 3 tablespoons honey, and ¼ cup chopped cilantro. Simmer and reduce.
butter3 tablespoonsminced garlic (about 3 cloves )3 teaspoonshoney3 tablespoons
7
serve
8
Add salmon back to the pan and let it cook in the sauce until heated through. Serve with additional chopped cilantro and lime wedges if desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
435 kcal
fat Content
26 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.2 g
sugar Content
13 g
sodium Content
262 mg
protein Content
34 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
116 mg
carbohydrate Content
15 g
saturated Fat Content
8 g
unsaturated Fat Content
16 g
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