Blackened Salmon Topped with Blue Cheese Sauce

The Blackened Salmon Filets have tons of flavors with a spicy kick. Seared in a cast iron skillet cooked to perfection then topped with a blue cheese wine sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword blackened salmon, Dinner, salmon recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Resting Time 3

Total Time 23

Servings 3

Author Cook Style Eat

Equipment

1 Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

Salmon Ingredients

3 6 oz. Salmon
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
1 tbsp. Butter
1 tbsp. Italian Seasonings
½ tbsp. Fresh Parsley
1 clove Garlic
1 tbsp. Cayenne Pepper
1 tbsp. Smoked Paprika
Salt & Pepper (For Taste)

Sauce

5 oz. Blue Cheese Crumble
¼ cup White Wine
½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Instructions

Blue Cheese Wine Sauce

In a small sauce pan add in the wine, heavy whipping cream, and blue cheese crumbles. Heat on medium heat for 3- 5 minutes. whisk until the blue cheese has melted. Reduce the heat to low or keep on warm. cover and stir occasionally.

Salmon

Gather all recipe seasonings cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. add them to a bowl.
Season both sides of the salmon. make sure both sides are covered with seasonings.
Heat the olive oil and butter in a skillet on medium to high heat. Then add the fish and cook on both sides to your liking. remove from heat and allow the Salmon to rest for 2 to 4 minutes.
Plate and top the salmon with the blue cheese sauce. Enjoy!