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!
Seafood! It’s a seafood double with Atlantic Salmon and fresh shrimp!
Quick! This dish is a 20 minute meal to make from start to finish!
Flavor Bomb! With the cajun seasoning, the creamy butter sauce, the tomato relish – every bite of this delicious seafood dish is full of flavors that go together so well!
INGREDIENTS
4 6-oz Atlantic salmon filets
12 Jumbo Shrimp raw, peeled & deveined – about 1/2 pound
3 tbsp blackening seasoning
5 tbsp olive oil divided
1 lemon
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!