Pan-Fried Wild Salmon Recipe

Learn how to cook salmon with this simple recipe for flaky, moist fillets cooked on the stovetop in olive oil, served with separately fried skin.

Sep 6, 2025 - 02:29
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Pan-Fried Wild Salmon Recipe
Pan-Fried Wild Salmon Recipe
Prep Time 5 min
Cook Time 15 min
Serving 2
Difficulty Easy

Learn how to cook salmon with this simple and tasty preparation.

Ingredients

  • 2 (3 ounce) fillets salmon, with skin
  • sea salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Nutritional Information

  • Calories: 241
  • Total Fat: 19g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 38mg
  • Sodium: 195mg
  • Protein: 18g
  • Vitamin C: 1mg
  • Calcium: 31mg
  • Iron: 2mg
  • Potassium: 
  • 302mg

Directions

1. Step 1

Gather all ingredients. Rinse salmon fillets and pat dry thoroughly with paper towels; season with sea salt.

Step 1
2. Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.Cook salmon fillets, skin-side up, in hot oil until flesh is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes; flip and continue cooking until skin is slightly browned, about 5 minutes more.

Step 2
3. Step 3

Use a slotted spatula to remove salmon, leaving drippings in the skillet.

Step 3
4. Step 4

Remove skin from salmon; fry skin in drippings in the skillet until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve crispy skin with salmon.

Step 4

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