Sear-roasted Salmon With Lemon Ginger Butter

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 (5 ounce) salmon fillets, skinned
• sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 500°f.
• 2 combine the butter, lemon juice, ginger and chives in a small bowl. set aside and keep at room temperature while the salmon cooks.
• 3 heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium high heat. add olive oil to skillet.
• 4 sprinkle salmon fillets with salt and pepper. when the oil is very hot, add the fillets to the skillet and cook until browned, about 1 - 2 minutes.
• 5 flip the fish over and place the skillet in the hot oven. roast for about 4 - 5 minutes. check with the tip of a knife to make sure the salmon is done.
• 6 remove the pan from the oven, and immediately transfer the fillets to a serving plate and top each fillet with a dab of the lemon ginger butter.