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Red Lobster Salmon New Orleans

Red Lobster Salmon New Orleans

Red Lobster Salmon New Orleans is a delicious dinner choice that features blackened Atlantic salmon topped with shrimp tossed in a Cajun butter sauce, with tomato-cilantro relish. Bonus: it's quick and easy to make at home!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 550 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Cajun Butter Sauce

  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 5 tbsp butter salted, softened, divided
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp blackening seasoning

Tomato Relish

  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1 tbsp cilantro fresh, chopped

Instructions
 

To make Cajun Butter Sauce - Start the sauce first - about mid-way through - once it's simmering and reducing - start your salmon and shrimp!

  • Combine chicken stock and cream and boil stock on high heat uncovered. Meanwhile combine 1 tbsp softened butter and flour and mix till it becomes a paste. Whisk butter/flour mixture into stock. Reduce to a third. This will take 10-15 min. 
    1 cup chicken broth, 1 cup heavy cream, 5 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • Add in cajun seasoning and remaining butter. Whisk as butter melts. Turn burner to low and keep warm until ready to serve. 
    2 tsp blackening seasoning, 5 tbsp butter
  • In a small bowl, stir together diced tomatoes and cilantro and set aside. 
    1 tomato, 1 tbsp cilantro

To cook Salmon: Salmon will take 7-8 minutes 

  • Generously season salmon on one side with Blackening seasoning. Heat up sauté pan to medium-high heat. Add in olive oil.
    4 6-oz Atlantic salmon filets, 3 tbsp blackening seasoning, 5 tbsp olive oil
  • Gently place fish in pan, seasoning side down. Cook till seasoning side is brown - about 3-4 min. Flip salmon and Squeeze a half a lemon over fish and cover pan. Remove from heat and Steam for approximately 2 min. 
    1 lemon

To cook Shrimp: Shrimp will take 5-6 minutes

  • While salmon is cooking, in a separate large skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp olive oil, Add shrimp and saute on both sides until opaque. When shrimp is cooked (2-3 min per side), add to pan with warmed cajun butter sauce and coat with sauce. 
    12 Jumbo Shrimp, 5 tbsp olive oil
  • Serve salmon filets on plate and spoon sautéed shrimp and cajun butter sauce over salmon. Top with tomato relish and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Serve any extra pan sauce with bread for dipping! 

Notes

**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

Nutrition

Serving: 1filletCalories: 550kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 11gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 182mgSodium: 1755mgPotassium: 257mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1690IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg
Keyword copycat, red lobster, salmon, shrimp
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