{"id":756,"date":"2026-04-16T13:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cherrywillingham.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/easy-honey-lemon-salmon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T13:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:57:36","slug":"easy-honey-lemon-salmon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cherrywillingham.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/easy-honey-lemon-salmon\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Honey Lemon Salmon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tender pan-fried salmon fillets in a sweet, tangy and glossy honey lemon sauce. The perfect easy 20 minute dinner!<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to delicious sauces for salmon, they truly don’t come easier than this. Follow me…<\/p>\n

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Pan-fried Salmon<\/h2>\n

For this recipe we’ll be using boneless skinless salmon fillets<\/strong>. Whilst you could<\/em> use skin-on fillets, you’ll likely find the sauce just slides right off the skin and could become soggy.<\/p>\n

Preparing the salmon<\/h3>\n

I recommend patting the salmon dry<\/strong> with paper towels to remove excess moisture. This will ensure you’re able to get a nice crust<\/strong> on the salmon (and therefore develop more flavour) instead of it just steaming in the pan. From there, I like to season with a simple concoction of salt<\/strong>, black pepper<\/strong> and garlic powder<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Cooking the salmon<\/h3>\n

In general, you’ll likely need to cook the salmon for less time than you think. Mainly because it’ll carry on cooking as it rests and once added back to the pan.<\/strong> It’s always good to stay on the side of caution because you can easily continue cooking it if needed. If in doubt, just use a fork to gently ply and check the centre is just about opaque and light pink.<\/p>\n

Process shots: add oil and butter to pan (photo 1), melt butter (photo 2), add salmon (photo 3), fry then remove (photo 4).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Recipe Tip<\/h2>\n

Salmon is notorious for sticking to the pan, so I highly recommend a decent non-stick pan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Honey Lemon Sauce for Salmon<\/h2>\n

The sauce is probably one of the easiest pan sauces you’ll ever make and requires just 4 ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n