Easy Keto Salmon Recipe Ready in 10 Minutes

Keto salmon recipe is so easy to make that even a kid could prepare it; one-pan dinner that takes less than 10 minutes to make. It is perfectly seared at the bottom and flaky on top, that makes it the star of any dinner dish. Pair it with simple risotto, a salad, or some oven-baked potatoes – and there you have your 10-minute dinner!

What’s a Keto Diet?

Normally, your cells burn glucose as fuel. However, when you switch to a very high-fat, low-carb diet (like keto), your body, by necessity, shifts away from glucose and instead uses fatty acids and ketone bodies for energy. This process is called ketosis — hence the diet’s name.

Types of food you can eat on the keto diet include fish and seafood, meat non-starchy vegetables like bell peppers, broccoli, and zucchini. You can also go for avocados, berries, nuts and seeds, eggs, high-fat dairy products, olive oil and other oils, and high-cocoa chocolate.

Salmon and the ketogenic diet are a great match. First of all, salmon contains high amounts of omega 3 fatty acids, so it is very high in good fat content. The high fats are essential for your body throughout the day while also promoting long term health, as these fats are also great for your brain, skin and heart.

Moreover, salmon also contains potassium and magnesium. Potassium and magnesium help overall someone’s well being that is extremely important for keto.

How to Make Keto Salmon?

This keto salmon recipe makes a tender salmon that melts in your mouth and a soft garlic lemon sauce that is full of flavor. It’s such a loaded with healthy fats dish that it’s the perfect dinner recipe for any keto diet. Not to mention its main benefit, namely it’s done in 10 minutes!

However, choosing the right salmon for this recipe may be a tricky job considering there are so many possibilities: King, Coho or Sockeye Salmon; Atlantic, Alaskan or Pacific; Farmed or Wild? Well, Atlantic Salmon is typically a farm raised salmon in the Atlantic ocean. Because the salmon is farm raised and fed a very specific diet it often fattier, which is great for a Keto diet. However, an what you should keep in mind is that because of the way it is raised, this type of salmon is much more likely to have antibiotics and pesticides in its system.

Keto Salmon Ingredients List

First of all, let’s see what you should have on hand before starting to prepare the recipe. You don’t have to worry about a thing; ‘the ingredient list is super simple. You should have the salmon, this being the star of this keto recipe and some seasonings.

• 4 4 ounces of skinless and boneless salmon fillets
• ½ teaspoon of pepper
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 2 tbsp of lemon juice
• 3 tbsp of butter
• ¼ cup of loosely packed parsley
• 5 cloves of minced garlic

Keto Salmon Step-by-Step Recipe with Pictures

What I love about this simple recipe is that you just have to follow some easy steps and all take about 10 minutes. Moreover, it looks so fancy and tastes like heaven that you almost can’t believe how easy it actually is to prepare. Now, let’s see how we actually can prepare this simple keto recipe.

1. Pat dry the salmon after you thaw it. 
2. Season it with salt and pepper and rub the lemon juice on the fillet. 

3. Next, add the oil to a non-stick pan. 
4. Turn the heat to medium and place the fillets on the pan while pressing lightly. 

5. Let the salmon sear between three and four minutes until it is crispy and golden. 
6. Flip the salmon and then let it cook for two more minutes. 

7. Add garlic, butter, and parsley, and stir it all around the salmon fillet. 

8. Next, remove the pan from the heat. 
9. Place the salmon fillets on a plate. 
10. Then, drizzle the fillet with the juices from the pan and add some parsley. 

11. Finally, you can also cut up a lemon and add it on top of the salmon for some garnish. 

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Enjoy Your Keto Dinner!

Finally, it’s your time to share your experience with this keto salmon recipe and all your thoughts on it. Therefore, tell me everything in the comments section below: What do you think about the keto salmon recipe and the seasonings I used? Did you experience any problems when cooking the salmon? How did you serve this fresh dish? Additionally, did you go for the main recipe or did you improvise with different ingredients? If you went extra, let us all know how that went!

Furthermore, I really wanted to let you know that I’m here for all your further questions about this salmon recipe, the kitchen in general, and everything else I can help you with. Just let me know what are your curiosities in the comment section below. I always make time to take a look at that section and answer all of your questions.

Last but not least, if you are a salmon lover and whant some more recipes like this one, try these favorites of mine: