Description
Make Cajun Honey Butter Salmon in about 15 minutes using a homemade Cajun seasoning blend and an easy Honey Garlic Butter sauce.
Ingredients
Cajun Salmon
- 1 lb salmon (3–4 filets)
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning (adjust if store-bought)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Cajun Honey Butter Sauce
- ¼ cup Butter, melted
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ tsp cajun seasoning (adjust if store-bought)
- 5 cloves Garlic, minced
Instructions
- Sprinkle the salmon with the Cajun seasoning mix and rub it on both sides. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- Mix the ingredients for the Cajun honey butter and set aside.
- Add the salmon to the pan skin side up and cook for about 3 minutes to get a browned sear.
- Flip the salmon and continue to cook until opaque (~3 more minutes).
- During the last minute of cooking, turn the heat down to medium low and pour half of the sauce on top of the salmon. Heat the sauce on the salmon.
- Pour the remaining sauce on the fish and top with parsley and lemon slices.
Notes
- Adjust the spices if using Cajun seasoning from the store: Homemade spice blends are typically less salty.
- Turn down the heat when adding the sauce to prevent burning.
- Check for bones in the salmon fillets.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 filet
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 144mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 93mg
