Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon Dinner Recipe

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?

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 tablespoon Butter
• ½ 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!

Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon

Perfectly cooked keto salmon recipe in a mouth-watering creamy lemon garlic sauce!

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Prep: 5 minutes

Cook: 7 minutes

Total: 12 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients 

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• 2 fillets Salmon (5.3oz / 150g each) fresh or frozen
• 2 tablespoon Butter
• ½ cup Heavy Cream
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 1 medium Lemon juice and zest
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• ¼ teaspoon 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.

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Notes

Net Carbs: 4.4g

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Salmon fillet Calories: 603 kcal Carbohydrates: 5.4 g Protein: 37.7 g Fat: 48.7 g Saturated Fat: 25 g Cholesterol: 111 mg Sodium: 1265 mg Potassium: 144 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 1.8 g Calcium: 179 mg Iron: 1 mg Net Carbs: 4.4 g

Course: Dinner

Calories: 603

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