Easy Lemon Pepper Blackened Salmon
Description
Salmon fillets are seasoned with black peppercorns, fresh lemon juice, and parsley, then seared in a skillet and finished in a hot oven.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons butter, melted
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2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
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4 salmon fillets
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2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Whisk together butter, lemon juice, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in peppercorns. Dip salmon fillets, one at a time, into lemon mixture so the flesh side is coated. Place coated fillets onto a plate.
3
Heat olive oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil begins to smoke, place salmon, skin-side up, into the skillet. Cook in hot oil until flesh is seared and golden brown, about 1 minute.
4
Place the skillet into the preheated oven and cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.