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prep time
5 min
cook time
10 min
ready time
15 min
Keto Low Calorie Skillet Salmon
This easy low calorie Keto recipe is a great option for smaller meals or 5:2 fasting days. Fasting is all about making life flow, so don’t spend too much time in the kitchen for a smaller meal! Fresh pink or red salmon is seasoned and charred in a skillet. A few extra flavorings are infused into the salmon before you enjoy it with a slice of lemon wedge. This calorie-restricted meal is good for those on the 5:2 fasting diet or something similar. If you’re not fasting, this is still an excellent-tasting healthy Keto salmon recipe that you can include with one of Carb Manager’s side dishes. The cooked salmon can be store for up to 3 days for freshness if you’re meal prepping.
What Else Should I Eat With This Salmon?
If you’re choosing a low calorie Keto recipe for fasting purposes, you may wish to leave the salmon dish as is so you don’t exceed your calorie limit. If you can have more calories than what is in one serving here, it’s recommended you add high-fat Keto ingredients to your meal. Cheese cubes, a small amount of yogurt, or high-fat nuts such as cashews are recommended for anyone who can include more. If you’re using a fasting method such as the 5:2 diet, you’ll most likely need to leave the recipe as is.
5:2 Fasting Versus OMAD Fasting
The 5:2 fasting diet requires you to eat normal Keto recipes for five days of the week and fast on two other non-consecutive days. These fasting days restrict your calories to only 500-600 for the whole day. In contrast, the OMAD fasting diet allows you to eat only one Keto meal per day, but the calorie limit is much higher. Your one meal for the day can contain your whole recommended daily calorie intake.
Net Carbs
1 g
Fiber
0.2 g
Total Carbs
1.2 g
Protein
20.5 g
Fats
5.6 g
141 cals
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Ingredients
Salmon Pink Raw
3.5 oz
Olive Oil
0.25 tsp
Salt
0.13 tsp
Lemon pepper seasoning
0.13 tsp
Garlic powder
0.13 tsp
Italian seasoning
0.25 tsp
Lemon juice
1 tsp
White Wine Vinegar
0.25 tsp
Worcestershire sauce
0.25 tsp
Recipe Steps
steps 3
15 min
Step 1
Prepare a thick salmon fillet with the skin on by patting the flesh dry with a paper towel. Rub the olive oil into the flesh all over, then season just the top of the salmon fillet with salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. At your discretion, you may choose to cover and marinate your salmon in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours. Otherwise, continue by heating a cast-iron skillet or good quality non-stick skillet over medium-high heat on the stove.Step 2
When the skillet is hot, place the salmon in the skillet seasoned side down. Use a pair of tongs or a spatula to gently press the salmon skin down after about 30 seconds of cooking to seal the fat inside. Let the salmon cook on in the skillet undisturbed until the seasoning naturally chars and releases from the skillet - about 3 minutes. Use a pair of tongs to rotate the salmon and sear it on the other fleshy sides.Step 3
After the salmon naturally releases from searing, return it so the seasoned side is facing up and the skin is against the hot skillet. Reduce the stove heat to low, then squeeze the lemon juice over the salmon so it infuses the flesh. Pour white wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce into the skillet, then immediately cover it with a lid. Let the salmon finish cooking another 4-5 minutes at low heat while the other ingredients caramelize around the bottom of the fillet. Serve hot.
