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Seared Salmon with Blue Cheese

Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Fish, Main Dish
Yield: 4

Materials

  • 4 salmon fillets
  • 0.75 ts salt
  • 0.25 ts black pepper
  • 2 ts brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 0.5 lemon thinly slices
  • 2 tbsp blue cheese crumbled
  • 1 tbsp parsley
  • 1 ts honey

Instructions

  • Over medium high heat, preheat a non stick skillet or cast-iron pan and add the olive oil.
  • Season the salmon fillets on both sides with salt, pepper and brown sugar.
  • Once the skillet is ready, place the salmon fillets and lower the heat to medium, and allow the salmon to sear on each side for about 2 minutes dropping the heat to medium low after the first minute.
  • Add the garlic and lemon slices and sauté them with the salmon fillets for 1 minute until the flavors burst out, then cover your skillet with a lid (or use aluminum foil if you don't have a lid for that skillet or pan) while maintaining the heat at medium low.
  • Uncover the skillet, turn off the heat and crumble the blue cheese on top of each fillet and cover them again for a just a few seconds to soften the cheese a little bit.
  • Sprinkle the salmon with parsley and drizzle about ¼ teaspoon of honey on each.