Pan-Seared Sockeye with Lemon Butter

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Pan-Seared Sockeye with Lemon Butter is a vibrant, restaurant-quality dish featuring wild-caught sockeye salmon, prized for its deep red flesh and robust flavor, cooked to a crisp exterior and finished with a bright, tangy lemon butter sauce. It typically includes the salmon fillet, butter, fresh lemon juice, and herbs like dill or parsley. This preparation is a staple of Pacific Northwest and coastal Alaskan cuisine, where sockeye is a celebrated local resource.

🍽️ Nutrition at a glance

This dish is a high-protein, low-carb meal, with the sockeye providing a substantial amount of lean protein and healthy omega-3 fatty acids. A typical serving (about 6 ounces of salmon) will have roughly 350-450 calories, with most of the fat coming from the beneficial oils in the fish and the added butter.

Nutrition breakdown

Calories	320 kcal
Protein	34 g
Carbs	1 g
Fat	20 g
Fiber	0 g
Sugar	0 g
Sodium	85 mg
Potassium	580 mg
Vitamin D	14.2 mcg
Vitamin B12	4.8 mcg
Niacin (B3)	8.5 mg
Selenium	36 mcg
Phosphorus	340 mg
Omega-3 (EPA+DHA)	1.2 g
Vitamin B6	0.7 mg

Per 1 fillet (150 g) · estimated, varies by recipe

💡 What's interesting

Sockeye salmon gets its iconic crimson color from a natural antioxidant called astaxanthin, which it accumulates from its diet of krill and shrimp in the wild. Culturally, this fish is not only a cornerstone of modern Pacific Northwest cuisine but has also been a vital, sacred food source for Indigenous communities in the region for millennia.