Cast Iron Skillet Seared Salmon

This salmon recipe uses a cast-iron skillet that delivers salty, crisp-chewy salmon skin with moist and delicate flesh that has a "steamed" texture.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 255 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic-pepper seasoning
• 3 (8 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, with skin
• 0.5 teaspoon dried dill weed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pat fillets dry with a paper towel and set in a baking dish, skin-side down. Sprinkle with garlic-pepper seasoning and dill. Turn fillets over and generously rub salt all over skin only. Cover the baking dish and set it on the counter for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large cast iron skillet over high heat until it just starts to smoke. Reduce heat to medium-high and add butter. As soon as butter melts, add fillets, skin-side down. Cover the skillet, and cook until fish flakes easily with a fork, 7 to 9 minutes, depending on thickness. Remove fillets with a metal spatula, halve each fillet, and serve immediately.