Dill Butter Salmon Bowl

🧈🌿 ** Dill Butter Salmon Bowl**

1) Cook the salmon

  • Pan, medium heat
  • Butter (use it generously)
  • 3–4 min per side
  • Remove

2) Build the dill butter (same pan, low heat)

  • Add another knob of butter
  • Toss in fresh dill (chopped or torn)
  • Pinch salt
  • Optional: quick squeeze of lemon if it’s nearby

Swirl ~30 seconds. Keep it glossy, not browned.

Salmon with Basil Butter Finish

basil and butter onn salmon

Now this is a moment worth showing up for. Butter + basil + salmon is already halfway to something that feels intentional.

Let’s do a Gourmet Cheat. Minimal effort, maximum “I meant to do that.”

🧈🌿 Basil Butter Finish (the cheat code)

Step 1 — Cook your salmon

  • Pan, medium heat
  • Butter or oil
  • 3–4 min per side
  • Remove from pan

Step 2 — Make the “sauce” (this is the magic)

In the same pan, low heat:

🍜 Gnocchi, salmon and peas

I have some already cooked salmon leftover from yesterday and a ready bag of gnocchi sitting on the counter saying pick me. There are peas in the freezer and a lemon in the fruit bowl. Let's see what happens here... I didn't really feel like Parmesan cheese today so substituted Feta. Can't go wrong there ;)