Description

This 20-Minute Garlic Butter Salmon and Asparagus is a quick, restaurant-quality meal featuring flaky salmon and crisp-tender asparagus, all cooked in one pan with a rich garlic butter sauce.

Ingredients

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2 fillets 6 oz Salmon (skin-on)
1 bunch Fresh Asparagus
3 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
4 cloves Fresh Garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice (freshly squeezed)
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
Salt and Black Pepper (to taste)
1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley (chopped)

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Instructions

Pat your salmon fillets dry with a paper towel and season both sides with salt and black pepper
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil. Once shimmering, place salmon skin-side dow
Cook salmon for 4-5 minutes until skin is crispy, then flip and add asparagus to the pa
Reduce heat to medium, add butter and minced garlic to the pa
Baste salmon and asparagus with garlic butter for 2-3 minutes, then squeeze lemon juice over everything and garnish with parsley

Notes

Use fresh, wild-caught salmon for best results.

Avoid overcrowding the pan to maintain crispiness.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Category: Dinner
Method: Searing
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 410 kcal
Sugar: 0 g
Sodium: 200 mg
Fat: 28 g
Saturated Fat: 17 g
Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 4 g
Fiber: 3 g
Protein: 34 g
Cholesterol: 100 mg