Cast Iron Skillet Seared Salmon

This seared salmon recipe uses a cast-iron skillet that delivers salty, crisp-chewy salmon skin and moist, delicate flesh with a steamed-like texture.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 255 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic-pepper seasoning
• 3 (8 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, with skin
• 0.5 teaspoon dried dill weed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pat fillets dry with paper towels; set in a baking dish, skin-sides down. Sprinkle with garlic-pepper seasoning and dill. Flip fillets; generously rub salt only over skin. Cover the baking dish; set aside for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until it just starts to smoke; reduce heat to medium-high and add butter. Add fillets, skin-sides down, as soon as butter melts. Cover the skillet; cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, 7 to 9 minutes, depending on thickness. Remove fillets with a metal spatula, halve each fillet, and serve immediately.