🍽️ Garlic Butter Salmon Plate (Complete Meal)
📝 Ingredients
🐟 Salmon
- 2 salmon fillets
- Salt & black pepper (to taste)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
🧄 Garlic Butter Sauce
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey (optional)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
🍚 Sides (choose or combine)
Option 1: Garlic Rice
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- Pinch of salt
Option 2: Steamed Veggies
- Broccoli 🥦, carrots 🥕, or green beans
- Salt + drizzle of olive oil
Option 3: Mashed Potatoes
- 2 potatoes
- 2 tbsp butter
- Splash of milk
- Salt
🔥 Instructions
1. Season the Salmon
Pat dry, then season with:
- salt, pepper
- paprika
- garlic powder
2. Sear the Salmon
- Heat olive oil in a pan (medium-high)
- Cook salmon skin-side down for 4–5 minutes
- Flip and cook 3–4 minutes
👉 Remove and set aside
3. Make Garlic Butter Sauce
In the same pan:
- Melt butter
- Add garlic → cook 30 seconds (don’t burn)
- Stir in lemon juice + honey
- Add parsley
4. Combine
Return salmon to pan and spoon sauce over the top for 1–2 minutes.
5. Prepare Sides
Garlic Rice:
Sauté garlic in butter, add cooked rice, mix well
Veggies:
Steam or sauté with a little oil and salt
Mashed Potatoes:
Boil potatoes → mash with butter + milk
🍽️ Plate Like a Pro
- Base: rice or mashed potatoes
- Add salmon on top
- Spoon extra garlic butter sauce
- Add veggies on the side
- Finish with lemon wedge 🍋
💡 Pro Tips
- Don’t overcook salmon (juicy inside is key)
- Use fresh garlic for strong flavor
- Add chili flakes for a spicy kick 🌶️
⚡ Quick Variations
- 🍯 Honey Garlic Salmon (add more honey)
- 🍋 Lemon Butter Salmon (extra citrus flavor)
- 🥗 Low-carb version: serve with only veggies
