Quick Easy Blackened Salmon
A quick, easy and delish blacken salmon recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless salmon fillets skinned
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1 tablespoon powdered paprika
- 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon powdered garlic
- 2 tablespoons salt divided
- 2 tablespoons black pepper divided
- 1 pinch dried dill weed
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
Veggies all optional to what you have on hand
- 1 medium size potato sliced
- 1 zucchini sliced
- 1/2 medium onion sliced -or shallot -
- 1/2 small eggplant cut into about 3/8"strips
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary chopped
- 1 small handful arugula
Instructions
- Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix them all together.
- Heated up a skillet to medium high with a couple of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. Then added all the veggies, salt, pepper and squeezed the juice from half a lemon all over it and tossed the lemon rind into the mix. Tossed them a few times as the veggies got seared.
- While the veggies are cooking heat up another skillet at medium high and add a tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter. Rub the spice mixture all over the salmon and very lightly press it on to the filets. Put the fillets in the pan and cook about 3-5 minutes a side depending on how thick they are and how well done you like them.
- The veggies are done and we had a little arugula so I couldn't help myself. I just tossed it in with the veggies.
- SHOW TIME!! Enjoy your Blackened Salmon you deserve it!
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 565.3kcalCarbohydrates: 19.2gProtein: 4.4gFat: 55.3gSaturated Fat: 7.8gSodium: 6996.8mgPotassium: 797.6mgFiber: 8.1gSugar: 8.2gVitamin A: 1593.7IUVitamin C: 25.8mgCalcium: 137.5mgIron: 4mg
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