Seared Salmon with Rosemary and Lemon

Pan Seared Salmon with Rosemary and Lemon, do we really have to say anything more? This is seriously one of the easiest recipes we have shared, yet one of the most delicious. Not to mention your home will smell amazing during the process (thank you, rosemary)!

Pan Searing Salmon

Searing salmon is a very tasty and easy way to cook it. Think – crispy on the outside and soft, flaky and tender on the inside. YUM!

If you aren’t familiar with searing – it is a technique used where you cook food at a high temperature, in order to create a crispy texture on the outside. Cooking salmon this way is SUPER easy!

While you can use any pan, we do recommend a well seasoned cast iron or a non-stick pan! Using these will give you the best results.

Steps to Follow

Before searing your salmon, take the skin-off if your salmon has skin. Although you could leave the skin on, we prefer this recipe with the skin off so that both sides of the salmon get nice and crispy. Pro tip: if you are a dog owner, cook the skin separately in the oven to crisp it up and feed it to your pup! No waste and a happy dog…you can’t go wrong.

Next, pat dry the salmon and lightly coat it with a flour, salt and pepper mixture. This will assist getting the salmon nice and crispy on the outside.

Heat oil in a cast iron or non-stick pan over high-medium heat. The trick to searing is to not use too much oil and get it very hot before adding the salmon. You also want to use an oil with a high smoke point – we recommend avocado, vegetable or sunflower seed oil.

Add your salmon to the pan. Because we took the skin off, this doesn’t matter too much, but we generally put the “skin-side” down first. Sear the salmon for 3-4 minutes – depending on the size of your fillet.

Flip the salmon and begin to add the other ingredients – salt, lemon, butter and rosemary. After about a minute on the flipped side, turn the temperature down to medium/low temp. This will ensure the inside of the salmon gets cooked too!

After adding the butter, lemon and rosemary, begin basting your salmon. Essentially, start pouring the melted butter over the salmon to allow the flavours to penetrate the salmon! We just use a spoon for this, nothing fancy!

This other side should again take 3-4 minutes depending on the thickness of your salmon. REMEMBER – salmon does NOT have to be cooked all the way through. It can still be a little translucent-pink in the middle, this is based on preference though, very similar to steak!

Simple Ingredients

The great thing about this recipe is the ingredient list:

• Salmon

• Oil

• Lemon

• Rosemary

• Butter

• Flour

• Salt + Pepper

That’s it! Only 8 simple and fresh ingredients to make an amazing meal. You can’t go wrong!

Final Tip for our Pan Seared Salmon with Rosemary and Lemon

Okay, our final tip for this recipe is to use fresh salmon. Now, if you have frozen salmon you can still use it, but the fresher the salmon the better the flavour for this recipe.

That’s it! You’re going to LOVE it. All of our hardest “taste testers” gave this salmon two BIG thumbs up..then asked for seconds. So we have no doubt this will be a hit for you as well.

We paired this salmon with baby potatoes with dill and loved dipping the potatoes into the yummy juices coming from the salmon. Roasted veggies, a big salad, fresh baguette or even rice would pair well, too. Let us know what kind of combinations you come up with!

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