Garlic Butter Salmon and the Weekly Menu

Welcome to Fish Friday, Lenten edition.  Fish Fridays are a constant struggle for me.  My husband likes fish, fried.  He will eat shrimp occasionally, but also prefers it fried.  He will eat scallops once in a blue moon.  He will eat calamari, fried, of course.

So I am constantly looking for fish/seafood recipes that he would like that are a little healthier than the fried foods he prefers.

I have had some success.  He loves this Mahi Mahi Matacumbe, and I use this style for many different types of fish.  He will also eat cod especially if served in a flavorful sauce like this Mediterranean Cod.

He is not crazy about Salmon unless it is smoked and used in a dip like this Smoked Salmon Mousse.

I love Salmon and it is one of the healthiest fish you can eat so I keep trying.  I have served it Elvis style, as a Wellington, with a Hot Honey Glaze, and flavored with Pineapple and Teriyaki.  He always eats whatever I place in front of him and sometimes he would grudgingly admit that "it's not too bad".

When I saw this recipe for garlic butter, two of his favorite ingredients, I thought he might enjoy it.  I tossed some pasta in the same garlic butter that I had basted the fish.  I thought it was delicious.  Frank said it was "all right".

So, if you are a salmon lover, you will love this recipe.  If not, well, maybe you will think it is all right.

We are celebrating Spring Sweets Week this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday so stop by for some great ideas on welcoming Spring into your home.  Sunday we are attending the Fisher Theater for Kimberly Akimbo.  I rescheduled as I was sick on the date we originally had.  We will go out for dinner after the show.

Other than Sweets Week,  it is a typical week around here.  I am sharing our Weekly Menu before the recipe.  What's on your menu this week?

Saturday

Grilled Pork Chops

Potato Planks

Fried Apples

Sunday

Out for dinner after theater

Meatless Monday

Pasta Portofino

Tuesday

Speck-wrapped Chicken Breasts

Roasted Redskin Potatoes

Steamed Broccolini

Wok Wednesday

Basil Beef Bowl

Thursday

Out for dinner before choir

Fish Friday

Tuna and Noodles

Yield: 4 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Garlic Butter Salmon

Beautiful Salmon Fillets, pan-seared before being basted in Garlic Butter to a perfect medium rare.

Prep time: 1 MinCook time: 6 MinInactive time: 30 HourTotal time: 30 H & 7 M

Ingredients

• 4 salmon fillets (6 oz. each), skinned
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 T. olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 T. butter, cut into cubes
• juice of half a lemon

Instructions

1. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Let rest on the counter until room temperature, about 30 minutes.
2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet large enough to hold all the fillets without crowding. Sear the top side of the fillets until golden, 2-3 minutes.
3. Flip the fillets and cook for only a minute before adding the butter. When the butter is melted and foamy, add the garlic and begin basting the salmon fillets for a minute or two until an internal temperature of 122* is reached.
4. Remove to a platter and let rest for a few minutes. Remove the butter from the heat and stir the lemon juice into the butter. Drizzle the butter over the salmon fillets and serve.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found at Recipe Tin Eats

Nutrition Facts

Calories

430

Fat (grams)

32 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

13 g

Carbs (grams)

1 g

Fiber (grams)

0 g

Net carbs

1 g

Sugar (grams)

0 g

Protein (grams)

34 g

Sodium (milligrams)

261 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

139 mg

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