Description
This easy Pan Seared Salmon recipe is a flavorful dinner that takes just 30 minutes to make! Topped with a dairy free creamy dijon sauce, you’ll be amazed by how delicious this quick dinner idea is.
Ingredients
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Pan Seared Salmon:
- (6) 4 oz. salmon filets
- 1 teaspoon dry basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
Creamy Dijon Sauce:
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons white cooking wine
- 1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk (from a can)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon stone ground mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- To a small bowl add dry basil, dry oregano, garlic powder and salt. Using a spoon stir to mix and season the flesh side of the salmon filets.
- Heat a large skillet to medium high heat and add avocado oil. Add salmon into the pan flesh side down first. Cook for 5 minutes and gently flip. Cook salmon on the skin side for 4 minutes.
- Remove the salmon from the pan and let rest.
- Immediately add in chicken broth and white cooking wine. Using a wooden spoon, scrap the bites off the bottom of the pan to deglaze.
- Add in garlic cloves and saute for 30 seconds.
- Next add in coconut milk, dijon mustard, stone ground mustard and lemon juice. Whisk to combine everything and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Then add fresh thyme and salt to taste, let simmer for 1 minute.
- Serve creamy mustard sauce over the salmon.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salmon filet + sauce
- Calories: 341
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 231 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
