Easy Lemon Pepper Blackened Salmon

Salmon fillets are seasoned with black peppercorns, fresh lemon juice, and parsley, then seared in a skillet and finished in a hot oven.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 327 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
• 4 salmon fillets
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 4

Place the skillet into the preheated oven and cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.