Salmon with Brown Butter, Almonds and Capers

This simple 4-ingredient recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner: Salmon with Brown Butter, Almonds and Capers.

I may have mentioned that I recently returned from a trip to Alaska to learn about the Copper River Salmon fishing industry. It was the most amazing trip. The sights were beautiful, the town of Cordova, AK was charming, and the salmon… OH THE SALMON… was the most delicious salmon I’ve ever tasted. I’ll be sharing all about that Alaska trip with photos galore for you to enjoy in my next post, but for now we’ll just enjoy some salmon.

Unfortunately, what you see here isn’t Copper River Salmon (you’d be spotting a deep, rich hue of pink if it were). Since that Alaska trip, I’ve decided to buy Copper River Salmon only from here on out- but alas… this recipe was made and photographed before my trip, so here ya go. It’s a delicious and tender sautéed salmon (sautéed in butter!) with a quick and simple topping of brown butter, almonds and capers.

Turns out I’m kind of obsessed with everything in this recipe. The salmon! I could eat salmon every week for dinner. The brown butter? Hand me a straw!  Almonds? They are part of my daily diet. And capers? Their salty nature draws me in, and I always add more than a recipe calls for. (Which is why I gave you a range in this recipe. Add as many capers as you’d like!)

We did bring back some salmon from Alaska, shipping a couple of good-sized fish that my son Brooks caught fly fishing. One was a pink salmon, and one was one of those gorgeous Copper River Salmon- a Sockeye. Brooks wrote a little bit about his catches and shared a recipe for cooking salmon in a cast iron skillet here: Skillet Sockeye Salmon.

If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.

Favorite salmon recipes:

• Almond- Crusted Salmon 
• Barbecued Salmon 
• Baked Salmon Taquitos 

5 from 1 vote

Salmon with Brown Butter, Almonds and Capers

By RecipeGirl.com (adapted from Real Simple)

This is a 4 ingredient recipe!

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 12 minutes mins

Total: 27 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

• ▢ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• ▢ Four 5-ounce skinless salmon fillets
• ▢ kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• ▢ ⅓ cup sliced almonds
• ▢ 2 to 4 tablespoons capers (depending on preference)

Instructions 

• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Season the salmon fillets with about ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add to pan and cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 5 minutes per side, then transfer to plates.
• Wipe out the skillet and melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the almonds and cook, stirring frequently, until the almonds and butter are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes (be careful not to burn!) Stir in the capers. Spoon over the salmon fillets and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 347kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 30g, Fat: 24g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 108mg, Sodium: 375mg, Potassium: 757mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 0.4g, Vitamin A: 415IU, Vitamin C: 0.3mg, Calcium: 43mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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