Salmon New Orleans is a delicious one-pan meal of tender salmon topped with sauteed shrimp, smothered in a garlic honey butter sauce. This 20-minute meal is the perfect seafood dinner for a weeknight!
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.