Easy Lemon Pepper Blackened Salmon

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 4 salmon fillets
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 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. 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. Place the skillet into the preheated oven and cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.