Creamy Grapefruit Salmon
This Creamy Grapefruit Salmon is an incredibly easy one pan recipe perfect for a weeknight dinner. It's a little bit tart, a little bit sweet, and full of creamy flavor!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb. salmon, cut into 4 filets
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
- 3/4 cup diced onion (1 medium onion)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 Tbsp grapefruit zest
- 3/4 cup grapefruit juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Basil
Instructions
- Lightly season salmon filets on each side with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, melt 1 Tbsp butter over medium heat. Add salmon to the pan, skin-side-up and cook for about 4 minutes. Flip and cook for another 4 minutes skin-side-down. Remove salmon from pan and set aside on a plate.
- Add remaining 1 Tbsp butter to the skillet. Add onion and cook for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes, until garlic is fragrant and onions are translucent.
- Add grapefruit zest and juice to pan and bring to a simmer, scraping up the browned bit from the bottom of the pan with a spatula. Once simmering, slowly pour the cream into the pan. Stir and let sauce thicken a bit.
- Add salmon back to pan to heat through, spooning sauce over the salmon.
- Serve salmon with brown rice, quinoa, or pasta or simply with a vegetable side.