Description
This Dijon salmon recipe makes juicy, flaky, and flavorful salmon fillets pan-seared and cooked in a delicious cream sauce with Dijon mustard and garlic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 pound salmon fillets
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked or sweet paprika
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 1½ tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 pound thin asparagus stalks
- chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Pat dry salmon fillets with paper towels. Meanwhile, heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season salmon fillets with salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Transfer salmon fillets to the skillet, skin-side up. Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until browned and cooked three-quarters of the way through. Flip over and cook for 4 more minutes, or until cooked through.
- Remove fish from the skillet and transfer to a plate; keep them covered. DO NOT discard the juices in the skillet.
- Return the skillet to the heat and melt the remaining butter. Stir in minced garlic and continue to cook for 30 seconds, stirring very frequently.
- Slowly whisk in the chicken broth and scrape up all the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Bring to a simmer; lower the heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes.
- Whisk in the cream and Dijon mustard. Add the asparagus.
- Add the salmon back into the skillet and simmer over medium-low heat for 4 minutes or until the asparagus is fork-tender and the sauce is thickened.
- Remove the pan from the heat, sprinkle the salmon with parsley, and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Seared
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 427
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg