Salmon with Asparagus & Quick Blender Hollandaise

An easy but impressive dish, this low-carb salmon with quick blender Hollandaise sauce and asparagus is a fabulous dinner that’s packed with healthy fats. The creamy hollandaise sauce is 100% foolproof and goes perfectly with the fatty salmon and the crisp asparagus. I choose to use a blender for making the hollandaise and it turns out perfect every time.

The key is to make sure that your butter is super hot and bubbling so that it cooks the egg yolks and turns them into a thick creamy sauce and not runny, using a blender whips a bit of air into the sauce making it extra silky which I love as well.

Note: If you need more protein, use larger salmon fillets. Medium 150 g/ 3.5 oz salmon fillets will provide a total of 35 grams per recipe, while large 200 g/ 7.1 oz salmon fillets will provide 45 g per recipe.

Step-by-step

1. Heat the oil over medium high heat in a cast iron skillet. Season salmon with salt and pepper and place skin side down in the skillet. Sear 4-5 minutes until the salmon easily released from the bottom of the pan.

2. Flip and continue to sear another 4-5 minutes until it releases again.

3. Flip and place the asparagus in the skillet, cook about 3-4 minutes tossing a few times so each stalk gets a sear on the skillet. Set aside while you make the hollandaise.

   

4. To make the hollandaise sauce, heat the butter over medium heat until melted and bubbling. Take off the heat.

5. Place the egg yolks in a blender with the lemon juice and cayenne. Blend for 30 seconds until yolks are broken down. With the blender running stream in the bubbling butter in a slow steady stream. The sauce should thicken. If it's too thick, add a dash of water and blend again.

   

6. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Pour over the salmon and asparagus.

   

7. Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to a day. Hollandaise is best served fresh.

   

Recipe

Salmon with Asparagus & Quick Blender Hollandaise

★★★★★4.7 (105 ratings)

This pan-roasted salmon with asparagus and quick blender Hollandaise sauce is the easiest low-carb dinner!

Hands on

5m

Overall

15m

Servings

2

3.3 g

Net carbs

30.6 g

Protein

54.7 g

Fat

632

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

• Salmon & Asparagus:
• 1 tbsp avocado oil, ghee or extra virgin olive oil (15 ml)
• 2 small wild salmon fillets (250 g/ 8.8 oz)
• small bunch asparagus (250 g/ 8.8 oz)
• Quick Blender Hollandaise:
• 2 large egg yolks
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter or ghee, melted (85 g/ 3 oz)
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice (15 ml)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• pinch of cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder or paprika
• dash of water if too thick

Instructions

1. Heat the oil over medium high heat in a cast iron skillet. Season salmon with salt and pepper and place skin side down in the skillet. Sear 4-5 minutes until the salmon easily released from the bottom of the pan.

2. Flip and continue to sear another 4-5 minutes until it releases again.

3. Flip and place the asparagus in the skillet, cook about 3-4 minutes tossing a few times so each stalk gets a sear on the skillet. Set aside while you make the hollandaise.

4. To make the hollandaise sauce, heat the butter over medium heat until melted and bubbling. Take off the heat.

5. Place the egg yolks in a blender with the lemon juice and cayenne. Blend for 30 seconds until yolks are broken down. With the blender running stream in the bubbling butter in a slow steady stream. The sauce should thicken. If it's too thick, add a dash of water and blend again.

6. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Pour over the salmon and asparagus.

7. Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to a day. Hollandaise is best served fresh.

Nutrition per serving, 1 fillet + asparagus & hollandaise

Carbs 2%Protein 20%Fat 78% of calories

Net carbs

3.3 g

Total carbs

6 g

Fiber

2.7 g

Sugars

2.6 g

Protein

30.6 g

Fat

54.7 g

Saturated fat

28.9 g

Calories

632 kcal

Sodium

149 mg · 6.47% RDA

Magnesium

56 mg · 14.1% RDA

Potassium

904 mg · 45.2% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 fillet + asparagus & hollandaise	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Ghee	0 g	0 g	7.5 g	68
Salmon, wild, raw	0 g	24.8 g	7.9 g	178
Asparagus, fresh	2.2 g	2.8 g	0.2 g	25
Egg yolk, fresh	0.6 g	2.7 g	4.5 g	55
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0.4 g	34.6 g	305
Lemon juice, fresh	0.4 g	0 g	0 g	1
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, cayenne, spices	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	3.3 g	30.6 g	54.7 g	632

Serving size 1 fillet + asparagus & hollandaise

• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Nut free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free