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Salmon New Orleans dish is a quick 25 minute meal that’s sure to please! If you love salmon and shrimp recipes, you’re in for a treat.
This seafood lovin, finger licking good, mm mm some kind of good recipe is a one-pan meal of tender salmon topped with sautéed shrimp and smothered in a honey garlic butter sauce that will make you slap yo mama!
All you need is 25 minutes, a little bit of shrimp and salmon and handful of other easy ingredients and you’re set. Dinner just rose to a whole new level!
If you are looking for more New Orleans-style seafood recipes then you have to try my Seafood Boil and my Shrimp Po’Boy with Old Bay Sauce.
This easy salmon recipe has so much flavor and is the perfect seafood dinner for any weeknight. It’s a quick and easy dinner made with super simple ingredients.
Inspired by Red Lobster’s Salmon New Orleans dish, you can’t go wrong when combining pan-seared salmon and juicy succulent shrimp smothered in a deliciously flavor honey garlic butter sauce. Oh and if you love those red lobster biscuits, try my chicken pot pie with cheddar bay biscuits!
This recipe will have you enjoying a restaurant quality meal without having to leave the house. You can not go wrong with this salmon recipe.
Salmon New Orleans Ingredients
This salmon and shrimp recipe requires minimal ingredients but gets you maximum flavor. Get ready to enjoy Salmon New Orleans!
- Salmon filets: Use filets or cut a large piece into filets.
- Shrimp: Be sure to clean them; deveining and removing the shell.
- Cajun seasoning: This blend of spices is essential. (You can use your own homemade cajun seasoning too if you prefer – it only requires a handful of seasonings)
- Lemon: This enhances the flavor of the seafood.
- Olive oil: Cook the salmon and shrimp in this.
- Cajun Butter Sauce: This sauce is a savory-sweet combination of honey, butter, garlic, lemon, and thyme. The honey assists in the caramelization of the salmon, resulting in an irresistible sauce that you will smother the whole meal in!
How to Make Salmon New Orleans
Start by squeezing half a lemon on top of the salmon. Once the lemon juice is squeezed, season salmon with 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning. Add the remaining seasoning to the shrimp. Toss in order to ensure all of the shrimp are evenly coated with seasoning.
Once the seafood is seasoned, add butter and olive oil to a large skillet. When the butter is melted, add diced garlic, thyme, and a little honey.
Then squeeze the remaining lemon into the butter. Stir then allow it to cook for 3 minutes over medium-low heat.
Add shrimp and cook until pink and cooked thoroughly. Pour into a bowl and set aside.
Drizzle a little more olive oil into the pan over medium-high heat and add salmon fillets. Cook for 8-10 minutes, until cooked thoroughly.
Finally, place shrimp on top of salmon and serve with extra pan sauce – that buttery garlic sauce. Enjoy your Salmon New Orleans!
What to Serve with Salmon New Orleans
Salmon New Orleans is a meal within itself but if you want it to be even more filling, add a few sides. Here are my suggestions:
- Veggies like asparagus, spinach, broccoli, or brussels sprouts
- Brown rice or cauliflower rice
- Mashed potatoes or smashed potatoes or even french fries
- Pasta like this Lemon Ricotta Pasta
- Simple white rice or pilaf
- Sop up any extra garlic sauce with Bacon Cheddar and Thyme Biscuits or Sage Brown Butter Biscuits with Parmesan.
- a big green salad is lovely with this incredible dish
Tips
- If you have cajun seasoning ingredients at home, I highly recommend making your own cajun seasoning. It only requires a handful of simple pantry spices. However, if you’re short on time, don’t worry, store brought is great!
- Use fresh seafood for the best flavor! If you can buy the shrimp and salmon fresh from the grocery store or a fish market, I highly recommend it.
FAQs
Salmon New Orleans is a great source of protein and fatty acids. This cajun salmon and shrimp dinner is a great dish to incorporate into your daily diet.
For this recipe, I used cajun seasoning with a little lemon to cut the fishy taste. The cajun seasoning is a one stop shop because it gives the salmon such a great flavor without adding too much or too little of any one ingredient.
For juicy, tender shrimp, sautéing is the best option. It also makes it so that you can easily tell when the shrimp is done and helps prevent overcooking the shrimp.
You will know when the shrimp is finished when it turns pink and curls a bit.
More Seafood Recipes!
- Pan Seared Shrimp
- Butter Poached Lobster
- Old Bay Shrimp Boil
- Bang Bang Salmon Bites
- Low Country Boil
- Salmon Pasta Recipe
- Cajun Shrimp Tacos
- Old Bay Lobster Mac and Cheese
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Salmon New Orleans
Equipment
- Large Skillet (a 12 inch skillet is perfect)
Ingredients
- 4 Salmon filets
- ½ lb Shrimp, shell off and deveined
- 2 tbsps Cajun seasoning
- 1 Lemon, cut in half
- 4 Garlic cloves, diced
- 4 sprigs Thyme
- 2 tbsps Honey
- 6 tbsps Butter
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and Pepper, (to taste)
Instructions
- Squeeze half of the lemon on top of the salmon filets. Then season with 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning. Add remaining 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning to the shrimp. Toss to ensure all shrimp are coated with seasoning.
- Add butter and olive oil to a skillet. Once butter is melted, add diced garlic, thyme, and honey. Then squeeze remaining lemon into the butter. Stir allow to cook for 3 minutes over medium low heat.
- Add shrimp and cook until pink and slightly curled and cooked thoroughly. Place into a bowl with the pan sauce and set aside.
- Increase heat to medium and drizzle a little more olive oil into the pan. Add salmon into the pan and cook for 10 minutes, about 5 minutes per side. Cook until flaky cooked thoroughly.
- Place shrimp on top of salmon and serve with buttery garlic sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This recipe has become a family favorite for dinner.
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Love this recipe!!!
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great recipe
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Love this recipe! The lemon, Rosemary, garlic and honey cover the ‘fishy’ taste I don’t like. Thanks so much.
Thank you!
Looks delicious! Would love to have your homemade Cajun seasoning recipe…?
Thank you! Coming soon 🙂