Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon Dinner Recipe (2024)

By Jennifer Zhang · · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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Make this easy keto lemon garlic salmon with just 5 ingredients in 12 minutes! Perfectly cooked salmon fillets in a mouth-watering creamy lemon garlic sauce.

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  • Lemon Garlic Salmon Ingredients
  • How To Make Lemon Garlic Salmon
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Salmon, butter, cream, lemon, garlic. Can you think of a more beautiful combination? You are going to fall in love with our Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon!

It is so simple to make in less than 15 minutes and so impressive. It can be served with a low-carb side dish like a salad or zucchini fries for a more vibrant and crunchy option.

Salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and potassium, which are great for heart health, and salmon is also a good source of protein. Try this scrumptious recipe, and you won’t be disappointed.

Lemon Garlic Salmon Ingredients

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For this delicious recipe, you'll need the following:

  • 2 Salmon fillets (around 150g / 5.3oz each)
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • ½ cup Heavy Cream
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 medium Lemon (juice and zest)
  • Salt and Pepper

How To Make Lemon Garlic Salmon

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To start, heat the butter in a deep pan and sauté your salmon fillets for around 1 minute on each side.

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While you're doing that, thinly slice your garlic and zest your lemon.

Add the garlic to your pan with the salmon and let it cook for another minute.

Pour in your heavy cream and lemon zest, then season with salt and pepper.

Let the cream cook until it thickens, then lower the heat and add your lemon juice, gently stirring to incorporate it with the sauce.

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This lemon garlic salmon goes great with a simple Caprese salad or halloumi fries.

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Be sure to give this delicious dinner recipe a try and incorporate it into one of our keto meal plans!

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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did. Remember to leave a comment below!

📖 Recipe

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Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon Recipe

Jennifer Zhang

Make this easy keto lemon garlic salmon with just 5 ingredients in 12 minutes! Perfectly cooked salmon fillets in a mouth-watering creamy lemon garlic sauce.

4.75 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 minutes mins

Total Time 12 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Mains

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 413 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 fillets Salmon (5.3oz / 150g each) fresh or frozen
  • 2 tablespoon Butter
  • ½ cup Heavy Cream
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 medium Lemon juice and zest
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper

Instructions

  • Heat the butter in a deep pan and sauté the salmon for a minute on each side.

  • In the meantime, thinly slice the garlic. Add to pan with the salmon and cook for another minute.

  • Pour in the cream, add the lemon zest, and season with salt and pepper to taste. When the sauce thickens, lower the heat and add the lemon juice, stirring to incorporate to the sauce.

  • Serve warm with a low-carb side dish.

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Notes

Net Carbs: 4.0g

Nutrition

Serving: 1salmon fillet (2 per recipe) | Calories: 413kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.2g | Protein: 34.7g | Fat: 29.5g | Saturated Fat: 15.3g | Cholesterol: 140.9mg | Sodium: 709.1mg | Potassium: 629.1mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1.5g | Vitamin A: 294IU | Vitamin C: 10.9mg | Calcium: 47.9mg | Iron: 0.8mg | Net Carbs: 4g

Nutritional information for the recipe is calculated based on the ingredients in each recipe. It is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe we provide. Erythritol and other sugar-free sweetener carbs are not included in the carb counts. Net carbohydrates are the total carbohydrates minus dietary fiber.

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  • I made it! My son likes salmon broiled in soy sauce, pineapple juice, bourbon and brown sugar, so a sweet glazed salmon. I wasn’t expecting it, but he loved the lemon and cream salmon just as much.

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    • Hi Lynette, glad you and your son loved this recipe! Thanks so much 🙂

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  • What is a substitute for double cream?

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    • Hi Monica, you can use whipping cream or combine milk and butter as a substitute. Hope that helps!

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  • Oh my lord this was delicious!!!! I wanted to drink the sauce with a straw ?

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    • Thanks, Jodi! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

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  • What is double cream?

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    • Hi Michelle, double cream is just heavy cream/whipping cream. Hope that helps! Did you enjoy the recipe?

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  • Keto Lemon Garlic Salmon Dinner Recipe (13)
    Can you sub chicken? Will it change anything drastically?

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    • Hey CeeCee, you can definitely substitute the salmon for chicken in this recipe. Cooking times will change a bit but it should be just as delicious. Enjoy!

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