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No need to rush to Olive Garden if you're craving for a delicious dish! This one, made with flaky salmon and a delicious garlic herb butter, is such a cinch to make that you can do it right from home!
💙 Why you'll love it
- Quick and easy - it's a very simple recipe to make, perfect for a romantic date night or quick and easy weeknight meal.
- Simple ingredients - no weird-to-use or complicated-to-find ingredients in this recipe! Just basic, raw, simple ingredients, that you can find in your local grocery store!
- Delicious dinner everyone will love - I don't know ANYONE who ate this recipe and didn't like it... So trust me, it's a safe bet!
🥰For copycat lovers
Copycat Five Guys Cajun fries (oven or Air Fryer)
Copycat Cheesecake Factory Farfalle with chicken and roasted garlic
Copycat Carrabba Italian Grill Linguine Positano
Homemade Trader Joe's butternut squash mac and cheese
🧄Ingredients
You can find a full list of ingredients and measurements in the recipe card below. Here are a few ingredient notes to make this delicious meal.
- Salmon - leave the skin's fillets on, it's what will make the fish moist and tender!
- Garlic - if you want to choose your garlic carefully so you do not encourage the slavery of Chinese prisoners, read my Eco Tips on the subject.
- Fresh herbs - I use parsley but you can replace it with fresh dill, that goes particularly well with salmon.
🍝What to serve it with?
For me, a great recipe calls for great sides! I mean, let's not do half the job and eat this flavor-packed salmon with a tasty side dish! Here are my favorite options:
- Fresh vegetables, such as broccoli, brussels sprouts or asparagus. Green veggies are great with salmon recipes!
- Potatoes: French fries, Cajun fries, sweet potato fries, regular Russet potatoes, red potatoes, etc...
- Any pasta dishes that you like (I loooooove pasta!)
- Lemon wedges to add a bit more flavor.
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✨How to make Olive Garden salmon?
Recipe details and quantities are in the recipe card below.
- In a small bowl, mix the butter, garlic, parsley and lemon zest together.
- Wrap the butter mixture in a plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, season your salmon fillets with salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning.
- Place the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat and, when the pan is hot, place the salmon fillets on the skin side towards the pan.
- Leave to cook for a few 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, cut slices of herb butter.
- Add a slice of butter on each one and turn the salmon fillets over. When the flesh begins to turn opaque, the salmon is cooked. Time will depends of the thickness of your fillets.
- Serve with remaining butter and fresh parsley.
👩🏻🍳 Chef's tips
- Cook the salmon with its skin, as it's the best way to make it moist and tender!
- Add red pepper flakes or red chili flakes if you want to spice up your salmon!
❄️ Storage and freezing
Store - if you have leftover salmon, let it cool completely before storing it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Reheat - place it on a sheet of parchment paper in a preheated oven (300°F/150°C) for a few minutes, until hot.
Freezing - let the salmon and the side dish completely cool. Place everything in a freezer bag, labelled with the name of the recipe and the date. Remove as much air as possible, seal the bag and place in the freezer. According to the USDA, it will keep for 3 months.
Defrosting - place the freezer bag in the refrigerator the night before you've planned to eat it. It will slowly defrost, gradually, and will be ready to be eaten the next day!
😋 If you love salmon...
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📖 Recette
Herb grilled salmon (Olive Garden copycat recipe)
Ingredients
For the salmon
- 2 salmon fillets
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
For the herb butter
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the butter, garlic, parsley and lemon zest together. Wrap the butter mixture in a plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, season your salmon fillets with salt, black pepper and Italian seasoning.
- Place the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat and, when the pan is hot, place the salmon fillets on the skin side towards the pan.
- Leave to cook for a few 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, cut slices of herb butter.
- Add a slice of butter on each one and turn the salmon fillets over. When the flesh begins to turn opaque, the salmon is cooked. Time will depends of the thickness of your fillets.
- Serve with remaining butter and fresh parsley.
Notes
- Store - if you have leftover salmon, let it cool completely before storing it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Reheat - place it on a sheet of parchment paper in a preheated oven (300°F/150°C) for a few minutes, until hot.
- Freezing - let the salmon and the side dish completely cool. Place everything in a freezer bag, labelled with the name of the recipe and the date. Remove as much air as possible, seal the bag and place in the freezer. According to the USDA, it will keep for 3 months.
- Defrosting - place the freezer bag in the refrigerator the night before you've planned to eat it. It will slowly defrost, gradually, and will be ready to be eaten the next day!
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