Pan-Fried Salmon with Cream-Dill Sauce

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Salmon tastes great pan-fried and, combined with this delicious creamy sauce with mustard and dill, it turns into a gourmet meal that's ready in 20 minutes.

Ingredients

4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, or to taste

Directions

1 Season salmon with salt and pepper and sprinkle with some of the lemon juice.
2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Melt butter and oil together in the hot skillet. Add salmon; pan-fry for 3 minutes. Flip and cook until salmon is almost cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.
3 Sprinkle remaining lemon juice onto one side of the pan. Add mustard and dill and mix. Pour in cream, mix with a spoon, and tilt pan so sauce runs around the salmon fillets. Cook for a few minutes until sauce thickens. Season with salt. Serve salmon with sauce.