Salmon with Honey Lemon Butter Sauce

Fish

The sauce in this salmon recipe is so simple to make but absolutely delicious. It's the perfect salmon fillet dinner to make at home!"

--Christina, WeekdayPescatarian.com

Ingredients:

salmon fillets flour  salt and pepper neutral oil  butter lemon juice & zest honey sliced almonds fresh parsley

Let's Get Cooking

1. Cook Salmon

Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper, then dredge lightly in fine flour. 

Pan sear fish fillets until golden brown and cooked through. Remove fish to a plate and cover lightly. 

2. Prep Sauce

Pour oil out of the pan and return to burner. Reduce heat and add butter, lemon juice, lemon zest and honey. 

Swirl butter sauce in the pan until combined and the butter is foaming. Add parsley and almonds. Taste and adjust seasoning.

3

Add salmon fillets back to the pan and cover fish in the butter sauce. Serve with lemon slices.

Prep for Service

Take a bow, chef!

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I'm Christina, an American living in Portugal, and  I help home cooks get confident making seafood.  Join my community for more easy recipes!