Pan Seared Lemon Pepper Salmon with Arugula Salad
This Pan Seared Lemon Pepper Salmon with Arugula Salad is an absolute stunner. Easy to make, loaded with flavor and done in 20 minutes.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 fillets fresh salmon
- pinch sea salt
- pinch lemon pepper seasoning
- 2 cups fresh arugula
- 1/2 red onion
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- pinch sea salt
- pinch black pepper
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- slices of lemon
Instructions
- 1
Grab 2 plates and add a handful of fresh arugula to each one, thinly slice 1/2 of a red onion and evenly divide on top of the arugula, cut 8 cherry tomatoes in half and evenly divide on top of the salad, season the salad with sea salt & freshly cracked black pepper and set aside
- 2
Season 2 fresh fillets of salmon (mine where 1-inch thick) with sea salt and a generous portion of lemon pepper seasoning, compact the seasonings with your hands so they stick to the salmon
- 3
Heat a fry pan with a medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes add the fillets of salmon seasoned side down, using a spatula push down on each fillet for about 30 seconds, this will help give the salmon that beautiful sear, after 3 minutes flip the salmon fillets to cook the other side, after a total cooking time of 6 minutes remove the salmon from the heat and add 1 fillet to each plate with the salad, garnish with a couple slices of lemon and add a kiss of extra virgin olive oil to the salad, enjoy!