Perfectly cooked keto salmon recipe in a mouth-watering creamy lemon garlic sauce!
Salmon, butter, cream, lemon, garlic.
Can you think of a more beautiful combination?
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You are going to fall in love with our Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon!
So simple to make in less than 15 minutes, and so impressive served with a low-carb side dish like a salad or zucchini fries for a more vibrant and crunchy option.
Salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and potassium which are great for heart health and salmon is also a good source of protein.
Try this scrumptious recipe and you won’t be disappointed.
Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon Dinner
For this delicious recipe you’ll need:
- 2 Salmon fillets (around 150g / 5.3oz each)
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 medium Lemon (juice and zest)
- Salt and Pepper
Easy!
To start, heat the butter in a deep pan and sauté your salmon fillets for around 1 minute on each side.
While you’re doing that, thinly slice your garlic and zest your lemon.
Add the garlic to your pan with the salmon and let it cook for another minute.
Pour in your heavy cream, lemon zest then season with salt and pepper.
Let the cream cook until it thickens, then lower the heat and add your lemon juice gently stirring to incorporate it with the sauce.
This lemon garlic salmon goes great with a low carb salad or side dish like our keto zucchini fries.
Be sure to give this delicious dinner recipe a try and incorporate it into one of our keto meal plans!
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did, remember to leave a comment below!
Ingredients
- 2 fillets Salmon (5.3oz / 150g each) fresh or frozen
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 medium Lemon juice and zest
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a deep pan and sauté the salmon for a minute on each side.
- In the meantime thinly slice the garlic. Add to pan with the salmon and cook for another minute.
- Pour in the cream, add the lemon zest, and season with salt and pepper to taste. When the sauce thickens, lower the heat and add the lemon juice stirring to incorporate to the sauce.
- Serve warm with a low-carb side dish.
Can you sub chicken? Will it change anything drastically?
Hey CeeCee, you can definitely substitute the salmon for chicken in this recipe. Cooking times will change a bit but it should be just as delicious. Enjoy!
What is double cream?
Hi Michelle, double cream is just heavy cream/whipping cream. Hope that helps! Did you enjoy the recipe?
Oh my lord this was delicious!!!! I wanted to drink the sauce with a straw 🤣
Thanks, Jodi! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
What is a substitute for double cream?
Hi Monica, you can use whipping cream or combine milk and butter as a substitute. Hope that helps!
I made it! My son likes salmon broiled in soy sauce, pineapple juice, bourbon and brown sugar, so a sweet glazed salmon. I wasn’t expecting it, but he loved the lemon and cream salmon just as much.
Hi Lynette, glad you and your son loved this recipe! Thanks so much 🙂