Paleo Turmeric Salmon with Lemon & Herbs
Golden and fragrant with turmeric, ginger, cumin, and garlic, this pan-seared salmon delivers serious flavor with nothing more than a handful of spices, good olive oil, and a hot skillet. The spice blend gets pressed directly onto the flesh side of each fillet, so every bite is deeply seasoned before it ever hits the pan. Cooking the salmon skin-side down first is the real trick here — six to seven minutes undisturbed gives you shatteringly crisp skin while the heat gently works its way up through the flesh. A quick flip finishes the job, and you're left with salmon that's perfectly cooked all the way through. Fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon at the end cut through the warmth of the spices and brighten the whole plate. Every ingredient here is clean and whole-food by nature — no grains, no dairy, no added sugars — so it fits naturally into a grain-free, ancestral-style way of eating without any substitutions or workarounds. It's the kind of weeknight dinner that looks and tastes like you put in way more effort than you actually did.
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4 servings
- 4 salmon fillets (about 6 oz each), skin-on
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¾ tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
For serving
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges for serving
- 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, stir together the turmeric, ginger, garlic powder, cumin, black pepper, and sea salt until evenly combined.
- 2
Pat the salmon fillets dry with paper towels, then press the spice mixture evenly over the flesh side of each fillet.
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