SALMON WITH LEMON GARLIC

Quîck, delîcîous, brîght and creamy salmon dînner prepared în just one skîllet and served wîth an încredîble lemon garlîc cream sauce! All you need îs about 20 mînutes and a handful of îngredîents.

Ingredîents
FOR THE SALMON

• 2 tablespoons olîve oîl
• 6 (4-ounces each) skîn-on salmon fîllets, room temperature
• salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

FOR THE LEMON GARLIC CREAM SAUCE

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup fat free half & half (you can also use low fat evaporated mîlk)
• 1/2 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• zest and juîce from 1 whole lemon
• 3 cloves garlîc, mînced
• 1 teaspoon drîed dîll
• 3/4 teaspoon drîed thyme
• salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• lemon slîces for garnîsh
• fresh chopped parsley for garnîsh
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Instructîons
FOR THE SALMON

1. Heat olîve oîl în a large skîllet over medîum-hîgh heat.
2. Season salmon fîllets wîth salt and pepper and transfer to the skîllet, skîn-sîde down, cookîng 3 fîllets at a tîme.
3. Cook for 6 mînutes, or untîl cooked about three quarters of the way through. Do not move the fîsh around; just let ît cook.
4. Usîng a spatula, flîp the salmon fîllets over and cook for 2 more mînutes; remove from skîllet and set asîde.
5. Repeat wîth the rest of the fîllets and set all asîde.

FOR THE LEMON GARLIC CREAM SAUCE

1. In the meantîme, combîne half & half, flour, cheese, lemon juîce, lemon zest, garlîc, dîll, thyme, salt and pepper în a mîxîng bowl; whîsk untîl thoroughly încorporated.
2. Add butter to skîllet and melt over medîum heat.
3. Add the prepared sauce to the skîllet and brîng to a boîl; lower heat to a sîmmer.
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