Lemon Basil Salmon which is basically Salmon cooked in a butter, garlic and lemon basil, is a quick gourmet meal! I mean if you take something that is already good, like butter and garlic, and combine it with something else that is great, like fresh salmon and garden fresh local produce, you can only get something even better! Right! The buttery, garlicky, lemon basil and lemon sauce is absolutely amazing with salmon; and it's so quick and easy to make! You can serve this lemon basil salmon all by itself, with crusty bread, on rice, on pasta, on quinoa, etc. or my current obsession, zucchini noodles to make for a complete, light summer meal!

Lemon Basil Salmon with Zucchini Noodles

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

Salmon in a tasty butter, garlic and lemon sauce with plenty of fresh lemon basil served on zucchini noodles!

ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

1 pound salmon fillet cut into 1 inch pieces

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)

1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth or shrimp broth or vegetable broth

2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice

3 medium zucchini, cut into noodles

salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon lemon or lime zest

2 tablespoons lemon basil, chopped

directions

1Melt the butter in a pan over medium-high heat until frothing, add the Salmon pieces, cook for 2 minutes, flip, add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 or 2 more minute before setting the salmon aside.

2Add the white wine/broth and lemon juice to the pan, deglaze it, simmer for 2 minutes, add the zucchini noodles and cook until just tender, about 2 minutes, before seasoning with salt and pepper, adding the salmon, lemon zest and lemon basil, tossing everything and removing from the heat.

Note: Cut the zucchini into noodles with a mandoline or a spiralizer.