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Pan Seared Salmon with a Creamy Lemon Dill Sauce is perfectly crispy and flaky salmon that is in the most amazing creamy lemon dill sauce.
HOW DO YOU SEAR SALMON?
- Start by adding a Tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet. Heat to medium-low heat. Salt and pepper the salmon and place skin side down for 5 minutes. Flip to the other side and continue to cook the other side for 5 minutes. Cook the salmon until brown and flaky.
As soon as this salmon is nice and crispy brown you create the most amazing creamy lemon dill sauce. Salmon and a creamy dill sauce go so AMAZING together! The sauce is so easy to make but is creamy and delicious with a slight lemon tang. This meal is so good that I am already craving it again.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- salt and pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 (6 oz) salmon fillets
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Juice of one lemon
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a medium sized skillet heat the olive oil over medium low heat. Salt and pepper the salmon and add to the skillet skin sized down. Heat for about 5 minutes and flip the salmon to the other side and cook for another 5 minutes until the salmon is brown and center is slightly pink. Remove salmon and set aside on a plate.
- Add the garlic to the pan and cook until tender. Add the heavy cream, chicken broth, and lemon juice. In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and water. Add to the sauce. Let simmer for 3-4 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
- Add the salmon back to the skillet and heat through. Add fresh dill to the sauce and serve.
