Simple Butter Pan-fried Salmon

Ingredients:

• (4) 4 oz. salmon fillets
• 4 TB grass-fed butter
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Himalayan sea salt
• Pepper

Directions:

• Rinse and pat dry fillets, then place on a dinner plate.
• Squeeze lemon juice over fillets, skin side down.
• Sprinkle top with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder.
• Heat 2 TB of butter in a sauté pan over medium heat.
• Place all pieces w/ the skin side up in the pan and cook for about 4 minutes on medium heat.
• Sprinkle skin side with spices lightly, while it’s cooking.
• Turn over, and finish cooking for another 3-4 minutes, or until flaky.

Baked Salmon Asparagus Recipe

• Prep 10 min.
• Cook Time: 15 min.
• Author: wellness mama
• Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 lb wild Alaskan salmon, de-boned and cut into 4 filets
• 1 lb fresh asparagus
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 tsp Himalayan salt or Celtic sea salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded or 1 lemon, sliced

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pat salmon dry and place skin side down in the middle of a sheet pan.
• Wash and dry asparagus and break or cut off any tough ends if needed.
• Arrange the asparagus around the salmon.
• Drizzle the salmon and asparagus with the olive oil and sprinkle with spices.
• Top with the parmesan or lemon (or both!) and bake for 15 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!

Baked Wild-Caught Salmon

(variation from Abel James Wild Diet Cookbook)

 

• Prep Time: 10 min.
• Cook Time: 14 min.
• Servings: 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 pound wild-caught salmon filets
• 3 TB fresh cilantro, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ½ tsp. Himalayan sea salt
• ½ tsp. Black pepper
• 1 TB prepared mustard
• 2 TB olive oil
• 2 TB fresh lemon juice

Directions

• Preheat oven to 450 deg.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly spray.
• In small bowl, mix cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, mustard, olive oil & lemon juice.
• Place salmon filets, skin side down, onto baking sheet, and spoon mixture over both sides of fish.
• Bake in oven for 10-14 minutes, until flaky.

Great served over spiral zucchini noodles sautéed in butter and sprinkled with salt & pepper. Or alongside any other low starch vegetable (asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, etc.)

Super Salmon Patties

(adapted from THM Cookbook)

 

• 2 (15oz.) cans wild Alaskan Salmon
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup ground Sami’s millet lavash or flax bread,
• (or 1/3 cup old fashion rolled oats ground into flour)
• 1/4 cup diced onion (optional)
• 2 TB minced pickled jalapenos (optional)
• Organic seasoning mix
• Coconut oil for frying

Directions:

• Drain salmon and put into large bowl.
• Mash the fish with a fork. (keep the bones!)
• Add eggs and ground lavash or oats & stir well
• Add diced onion and jalapeno (if using)
• Sprinkle lightly with seasoning mix of choice
• Form into patties
• Heat coconut oil in large skillet over medium/high & cook patties on both sides until browned.