Description
Spice up your weeknight dinners with this irresistible Cajun honey butter salmon. Seared to perfection and glazed in a sweet, garlicky honey butter sauce, it delivers bold Cajun heat balanced by silky sweetness in just 15 minutes.
Ingredients
4 salmon fillets (skin-on preferred, 6 oz each, 1.5 lbs total)
2 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
2–3 tablespoons Homemade Cajun seasoning
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
3 cloves garlic (minced)
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
Lemon wedges & black sesame seeds (for serving)
Instructions
Pat salmon dry with paper towels. Rub with 1 tbsp oil and 2-3 tbsp Cajun seasoning (both sides). Let sit 2 mins.
Heat skillet over medium-high. Add remaining oil. Sear salmon skin-side up 3 mins until crust forms.
Flip skin-side down. Cook 2 mins.
Meanwhile, melt butter in small pan over medium. Stir in honey, soy, garlic. Simmer 1-2 mins. Off heat, add lemon juice.
Pour sauce over salmon. Baste/spoon 3-5 mins until internal temp hits 145°F (flakes easily).
Rest 2 mins. Garnish with parsley, sesame, lemon wedges. Serve hot.
Notes
Always pat dry: Prevents steaming, ensures sear.
Taste sauce: Adjust honey for sweet, cayenne for heat.
Thermometer essential: 145°F avoids dry fish.
Low heat for sauce: Prevents burning honey.
Rest salmon: Juices redistribute for moist bite.
Spice control: Start low if sensitive; add flakes post-cook.
- Prep Time: PT5M
- Cook Time: PT10M
- Category: Dinner, Main Course, Seafood
- Method: Stovetop, Searing
- Cuisine: Cajun, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet (6 oz)
- Calories: 418
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 664mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 110mg