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Pan fried salmon steak

  • Serves 4
  • Prep time: 10 mins | Cooking time: 15 mins

Salmon and Chardonnay are a great match. This recipe is very simple and can be dressed up for a dinner to impress or dressed down for a relaxed lunch with close friends.

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon steaks

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 Lemon

  • 1 pinch salt

  • black pepper

  • salad or seasonal veg, to serve with

Method

  1. Preheat a thick-bottomed frying pan to medium heat.

  2. Brush the skin side of 4 salmon steaks with olive oil and cook skin side down until the skin is crisp, usually about 4 minutes.

  3. Sprinkle top side with black pepper, a small pinch of salt and a good squeeze of lemon juice and turn salmon and cook until nearly cooked through, about 3 minutes depending on the thickness of the salmon.

  4. Serve with a green salad or seasonal vegetables and a glass of cooled chardonnay.