Crispy Skin Salmon

Name: Crispy Skin Salmon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon salted butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 (1 pound) fillet skin-on salmon; 2 teaspoons Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®); 2 tablespoons chopped pecans

⏱️ Ready in 25 min 🥄 Prep 5 min 🔥 Cook 20 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 12 views

Most people hate salmon skin and discard it (raises hand, no judgement here) but cooking salmon in a searing hot cast iron skillet allows for a crispness that may just tempt you to clean your plate!

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 5 min

Cook 20 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

🛒 Ingredients

1 tablespoon salted butter

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 (1 pound) fillet skin-on salmon

2 teaspoons Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®)

2 tablespoons chopped pecans

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 264

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 19.7g 25%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 312mg 14%

Total Carbohydrate 1g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1%

Total Sugars 0.1g

Protein 20g 40%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Set a cast iron skillet over high heat.

Add olive oil and butter.

When butter melts, swirl the skillet to combine oil and butter.

Sprinkle salmon fillet with Greek seasoning.

Carefully add fillet to skillet and reduce heat to medium-low.

Cover skillet with a tempered glass lid and cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 12 minutes.

Add pecans to the skillet and toast lightly, 1 to 2 minutes.

Remove salmon from skillet and serve immediately topped with pecans.