Brown Butter Honey Lime Salmon

Happy New Years!!! So now that we have rung in 2017, was one of your New Years resolutions to eat clean and be healthy (well.. sort of healthy)? If so, here’s another quick easy recipe to make for your meal preps! The ingredients are simple, but once put together it’ll be a delicious protein in your meal!Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

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Brown Butter Honey Lime Salmon

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1 piece salmon filet (about 6 ounces)

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

1 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoons olive oil

Browned Butter Lime Sauce:

1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cloves garlic, crushed

1/2 tablespoon honey

Juice of 1 lime

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Zest of 1 lime, garnish

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Zest the lime and set aside.

3. To make the browned butter lime sauce: melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

4. Cook, until the butter begins to turn a brown, about 2 minutes.

5. Stir in garlic, lime juice, 1/2 tablespoon honey, and salt and pepper to taste.

6. Remove from heat and set aside.

7. Next, season both sides of the salmon with salt and pepper.

8. Then coat the salmon filet with flour on both sides.

9. Sprinkle half of the lime zest on both sides of the salmon.

10. Then drizzle the honey on both sides.

11. Heat olive oil in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat.

12. Add salmon to the skillet and sear both sides until golden brown, this will take about 1-2 minutes per side.

13. Place into the preheated oven and bake until completely cooked through, about 8-10 minutes.

14. Plate the salmon and sprinkle with lime zest and drizzle with browned butter lime sauce. Serve immediately.

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