Ingredients for - Easy Lemon Pepper Blackened Salmon

1. Butter, melted 2 tablespoons
2. Fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons
3. Chopped fresh parsley 1 teaspoon
4. Garlic powder ½ teaspoon
5. Salt and ground black pepper to taste ½ teaspoon
6. Whole black peppercorns 1 tablespoon
7. Salmon fillets 4
8. Olive oil 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Easy Lemon Pepper Blackened Salmon

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Whisk together butter, lemon juice, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in peppercorns. Dip salmon fillets, one at a time, into lemon mixture so the flesh side is coated. Place coated fillets onto a plate.

3 . Stage

Heat olive oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Once oil begins to smoke, place salmon, skin-side up, into the skillet. Cook in hot oil until flesh is seared and golden brown, about 1 minute.

4 . Stage

Place the skillet into the preheated oven and cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.