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CarnivorePan-Seared Salmon with Garlic Butter
A quick and easy skillet salmon recipe with a basic garlic butter sauce. Crisp skin and tender fish made in under 15 minutes.
1g
net carbs
34g
protein
38g
fat
480
kcal
The keto read
1g net carbs per serving
A quick and easy skillet salmon recipe with a basic garlic butter sauce. Crisp skin and tender fish made in under 15 minutes.
Ingredients
2 servings
Salmon fillets with skin340 g
Butter30 g
Garlic, minced2 cloves
Salt0.5 tsp
Black pepper0.25 tsp
Method
1
Pat the salmon fillets completely dry with a paper towel and season both sides with salt and black pepper.
2
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to bubble.
3
Place the salmon fillets skin-side down in the hot skillet and press down gently with a spatula for 10 seconds to ensure even skin contact.
4
Cook undisturbed for 5 minutes until the skin is crispy and the fish is cooked halfway through.
5
Flip the fillets, add the minced garlic to the butter in the pan, and spoon the melted garlic butter over the salmon as it cooks for another 3 minutes.
6
Remove the skillet from the heat and serve the salmon warm, drizzled with the remaining garlic butter from the pan.
The keto read
Why this lands at 1g net carbs
Built almost entirely from animal foods — no sugar, starch, or high-carb plants — so the carb count stays effectively at zero. With 34g protein and 38g fat per serving, it reads as a clean carnivore plate.
Common questions
Is Pan-Seared Salmon with Garlic Butter keto?▾
Pan-Seared Salmon with Garlic Butter has 1g net carbs per serving, which fits comfortably in a keto day.
What are the macros for Pan-Seared Salmon with Garlic Butter?▾
480 calories, 34g protein, 38g fat, and 1g net carbs per serving.
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