Sous Vide Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce

Our Sous Vide Salmon Recipe is as easy as it gets to cook the most beautiful salmon you will ever eat! Cooking fish sous vide is the best way to get the perfect results every time. We’ll show you how!

Served with a creamy lemon butter sauce, this easy salmon recipe is moist, flaky, and so delicious. You’ll want to run out and pick up some salmon to make this dish right away!

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• What makes this the best salmon recipe?
• 🍴 Sous Vide Tools
• 🧈 Ingredients
• 🧂 Salmon Seasoning
• How to Debone Salmon
• 🔪 How to Sous Vide Salmon
• ⭐ Family Foodie Tips
• ⏲ Salmon Temperature Chart
• Can I sous vide frozen salmon?
• 🥗 What to Serve with Salmon
• 📖 Salmon Recipes We Love
• 📖 Sous Vide Recipes
• 📌 Pin it for later!
• 📋 Recipe

What makes this the best salmon recipe?

• It’s easy! There is really no prep work to this dish. All you have to do is season your salmon and cook it using your sous vide machine.
• It uses only simple ingredients! You only need salmon, seasoning, and the ingredients for the lemon butter sauce.
• The flavor and texture is incredible! We know how difficult it can be to cook the perfect lemon butter salmon, so trust us when we say it doesn’t get any easier than using a sous vide cooker. It will be the perfect texture every time!

Salmon is one of those meals I love to serve for special occasions like Valentine’s Day, or when I want to treat my family to a fancy Sunday supper.

I was hooked on the first try making salmon sous vide. It’s SO easy, and the results will impress you. You’ll never worry about over-cooking salmon again if you cook it sous vide.

🍴 Sous Vide Tools

• Sous vide cooker
• Large zip-lock bag
• Large pot of water
• Small bowl to mix seasoning
• Skillet

If you don’t already own a sous vide machine or want to give one as a gift, here are some options:

🧈 Ingredients

• Salmon
• Chopped rosemary + sprig of fresh rosemary
• Garlic powder
• Sea salt
• Pepper
• Butter
• Minced garlic
• Half a lemon, juiced

🧂 Salmon Seasoning

My favorite salmon seasoning is our rosemary sea salt mixture, using fresh rosemary, garlic powder, sea salt, and pepper. It makes the perfect seasoning for sous vide salmon, beef tenderloin, filet mignon, and more!

How to Debone Salmon

Salmon fillets have pin bones which should be removed before cooking, but this is easy to do. Follow these instructions to remove the pin bones from salmon:

1. With a pair of fish tweezers or needle-nose pliers on hand, run your fingers along the salmon fillet to find the flexible ridge of pin bones.
2. Remove the bones out by holding the tips, then pulling along the length of the bone so you don’t damage the flesh of the fish itself.
3. Check for bones along the sides of the fillet, and remove any you find.

🔪 How to Sous Vide Salmon

1. Mix chopped rosemary, sea salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Season your salmon with the rosemary sea salt mixture.
   
2. Place the fish in a zip-lock bag with a sprig of fresh rosemary, then seal it tightly, removing as much air as possible.
   
3. Set your sous vide machine to 115°F for 45 minutes and place the bag into the pot of water. Clip your bag of salmon to the side of the pot and make sure that the meat is submerged, but that no water can get into the bag.
   
4. Once done cooking, remove your salmon from the bag and set it aside on a plate. Heat a skillet over medium and add butter and minced garlic.
   
5. When the butter melts, squeeze in juice from half a lemon, then add and sear your salmon. Sear flesh-side down, then flip to sear the skin.
   
   
   Remember, flip carefully. While your salmon cooks, spoon that delicious lemon butter garlic sauce over the top! This is key to building the best flavor!

For full ingredient measurements plus recipe tips, keep scrolling to the recipe card below!

⭐ Family Foodie Tips

• Take care when flipping your salmon after cooking it sous vide. It will be extra tender and moist, so be careful when handling it so it doesn’t fall apart!
• You can serve this salmon cold to mix into pasta, on salads and in sandwiches, or even over rice. It’s just as delicious chilled!

⏲ Salmon Temperature Chart

For soft, flaky salmon, we cook ours at 115°F in the sous vide cooker. However, depending on how you like your salmon cooked, you can adjust the temperature.

• Slightly firm: 105°F
• Buttery and soft: 110°F
• Just beginning to flake: 115°F
• Very tender and flaky: 120°F
• Firm and flaky: 130°F

I suggest always using a food thermometer to measure the temperature of your salmon.

Can I sous vide frozen salmon?

Yes, you can sous vide frozen salmon! You can sous vide salmon straight from frozen–just double the cook time.

🥗 What to Serve with Salmon

Sous vide salmon with creamy lemon butter sauce is delicious over rice. In fact, it’s perfect for making salmon fried rice! Try serving it with one of our easy rice recipes or even with risotto:

• Instant Pot White Rice
• Portuguese Rice
• Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto
• Easy Mushroom Risotto

Vegetables are always a great choice for what to serve with salmon. Try one of our best vegetable side dishes:

• Air Fryer Asparagus Fries
• Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
• Best Fresh Green Bean Almondine Recipe

By far my favorite side dish for lemon butter salmon is orzo. Orzo recipes are perfect for serving with fish.

And, if you love our Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce, you’ll want to try our Easy Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe, too!

📖 Salmon Recipes We Love

• Easy Salmon Poke Bowl Recipe 🍚
• Foil Pack Salmon

📖 Sous Vide Recipes

• Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin Recipe
• Sous Vide Filet Mignon

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