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Salmon is one of my favorite foods and I love that the flavor combinations in preparing it are endless. Lately I’ve been obsessed with just searing the salmon in a pan, I think it may actually be my choice method of cooking it – with grilling in a close second. I just love the way it gets this perfectly seared crisp crust on the exterior while the interior stays perfectly tender and doesn’t dry out. I also love the pan searing method because it’s one of the quickest. No preheating an oven or grill and it’s ready in about 7 minutes (with that said letting it rest at room temperature, as listed in the recipe, is optional I just feel it gives a better crust and helps it cook more evenly, but if you don’t have the 10 minutes no big deal).
Skillet Seared Salmon with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce:
Ingredients
- 4 (6 oz) skinless salmon fillets (about 1-inch thick)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sauce
- 1/2 cup natural sour cream
- 2 green onions , end trimmed, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup packed cilantro (mostly leaves, some stem)
- 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 clove garlic , sliced
Instructions
- Remove salmon fillets from refrigerator and allow to rest at room temperature 10 minutes. Meanwhile prepare sauce.
- For the sauce, add sour cream, green onions, cilantro, lime juice, garlic and season with salt to taste (about 1/4 tsp). Process until cilantro has been very finely minced. Set aside at room temperature while preparing salmon.
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