Cajun Honey Butter Salmon
This Cajun Honey Butter Salmon is a deliciously spiced dish, perfectly seared and drizzled with a sweet and savory honey butter sauce.
Ingredients
Seafood
- 4 fillets salmon (skin on)
Condiments
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
- to taste salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ½ lemon juice
Garnish
- to taste fresh parsley (chopped) for garnish
- to serve lemon wedges
- to taste black sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Pat salmon dry, rub with olive oil, and season with Cajun seasoning and salt.
- Heat skillet over medium-high, sear salmon skin-side up for 3 minutes, then flip and cook for 2 minutes.
- Melt butter in a saucepan, add honey, soy sauce, and garlic; simmer and squeeze in lemon juice.
- Pour sauce over salmon, cook while spooning sauce for another 3-5 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley, serve with lemon wedges and sesame seeds.
Notes
For extra flavor, let the salmon marinate in the Cajun seasoning for 30 minutes before cooking.