Pan-Seared Salmon With Dill Tartar Sauce

from The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Dill Tarter Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄3 cup  finely chopped dill pickle
• 1⁄3 cup  finely chopped red onion
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dill weed

• Salmon Rub

• 1  teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon lemon zest
• 4  salmon fillets, skinned
• 2  tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Dill Tarter sauce: Mix together ingredients, cover and chill.
2. Preheat oven to 400º.
3. Mix rub ingredients together, then sprinkle over top of filet. Pat into meat.
4. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook filets in oil, 2 minutes each side.
5. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until fish flakes with a fork, about 6 minutes.