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Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Skillet Salmon Recipe

Perfectly seared salmon in a creamy sun dried tomato sauce, ready in under 30 minutes! This simple weeknight meal requires just one skillet and comes together in a flash. The perfect recipe when you're craving seared salmon, with lots of delicious flavor!
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 salmon fillets, about 8 ounces each
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons sun dried tomato oil, see Notes
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, sliced
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened creamer I used my homemade non-dairy coffee creamer
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • fresh parsley or basil, for serving

Instructions

  • Pat salmon fillets dry with a paper towel then evenly season with salt and pepper.
    sun dried tomato skillet salmon recipe step 1
  • Heat sun dried tomato oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, place salmon fillets in skillet with the skin-side facing up. Cook salmon for about 5 minutes, then flip and cook for 2-3 minutes or until cooked to your liking. Remove salmon from skillet and set aside.
    sun dried tomato skillet salmon recipe step 2
  • Reduce heat to medium and add shallots, cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add in sun dried tomatoes and garlic, cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    sun dried tomato skillet salmon recipe step 3
  • Pour in white wine and simmer for 3 minutes or until the liquid has slightly reduce. Pour in creamer and baby spinach, cook until spinach has wilted.
    sun dried tomato skillet salmon recipe step 4
  • Nestle salmon fillets back into skillet, spoon sauce over each fillet and simmer until warm – about 2 minutes.
    sun dried tomato skillet salmon recipe step 5

Notes

  • Sun Dried Tomato Oil: Sun dried tomato oil is simply the oil from a jar of sun dried tomatoes. If your sun dried tomatoes didn't come packed in oil, use olive oil or avocado oil instead.

    • Nutrition

    Calories: 300kcal