Spicy Salmon with Honey Butter Sauce

A spicy salmon recipe made with a homemade spice mix and a delicious honey butter sauce. Perfect 25-minute weeknight meal!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 398 kcal

Equipment

nonstick skillet

Ingredients

1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or more if desired
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
8 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
4 ounces honey
4 wild-caught salmon fillets
Lemon slices

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk all spices together. Season salmon fillets with the spice mix. Set aside.
In another bowl, make the honey butter by mixing together butter and honey together until drippy.
In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook salmon fillets, skin side up, for 5 minutes. Flip the filet and cook for another 5 minutes. Make sure to cook salmon until internal temperature reads 145 degrees F on a food thermometer.
In the last minute, brush the honey butter sauce evenly over the salmon fillets. Serve salmon with lemon slices. Enjoy!

Notes

The honey butter sauce will last about 3-4 weeks in the fridge in an airtight container (or a weck jar) for future use.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 398kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 34gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 223mgPotassium: 868mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 418IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 2mg

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