Pan-Fried Wild Salmon

Learn how to cook salmon with this simple recipe for flaky, moist fillets cooked on the stovetop in olive oil, served with separately fried skin.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 241 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• sea salt to taste
• 2 (3 ounce) fillets salmon, with skin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Step 2

Rinse salmon fillets and pat dry thoroughly with paper towels; season with sea salt.

Step 3

Cook salmon fillets, skin-side up, in hot oil until flesh is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes; flip and continue cooking until skin is slightly browned, about 5 minutes more. Use a slotted spatula to remove salmon, leaving drippings in the skillet.

Step 4

Remove skin from salmon; fry skin in drippings in the skillet until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve crispy skin with salmon.