Lemon Garlic Salmon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 2 (4 ounce) salmon fillets
• 1 lemon
• lemon wedge
• parsley

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle salmon fillets on both sides with lemon pepper.
• 2 in a large skillet, melt butter over medium high heat; watch carefully not to burn.
• 3 stir in garlic.
• 4 place salmon in pan.
• 5 cook for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, or until fish flakes when tested with a fork.
• 6 flip fillets halfway through cooking to brown on both sides.
• 7 sprinkle with lemon juice before serving.
• 8 serve with lemon wedges and a sprig of parsley.
• 9 serves 2.
• 10 **if you do not have lemon pepper available, use a little fresh lemon zest mixed with freshly ground black pepper as an alternative.