Garlic Butter Salmon - Instant Pot (PIP)

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Instant Pot Salmon and Yellow rice. Loaded with garlic, butter, lemon and flavor with tender, flakey and perfect salmon!
Pot-in-pot cooking, sometimes referred to as PIP cooking, is a technique that allows you to cook multiple dishes in the Instant Pot at the same time, such as a main course and a side dish.
Serve 3 Prep 5 min Cook 20 min

Ingredients

  • Three 5 to 6 oz. center cut salmon Filet
  • 1 Tbsp lemon and pepper flakes
  • 1 Tbsp fresh dill (1 tsp dried dill)
  • 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced
  • 3 Tbsp Butter (divided into 3 pats for Instant Pot), plus 1 Tbsp butter for rice
  • 1.5 Tbsp garlic (minced)
  • Salt to taste
  • Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
  • 1 cup yellow rice mix
  • 2 cups plus 1 cup water
  • Olive Oil spray

Directions

  1. Place 1 cup of yellow rice mix with 2 cups of water in a bottom pan, add 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, set aside.
  2. In a small bowl mix lemon juice, garlic, dill, parsley, set aside. Clean and pat dry salmon.
  3. Place 6 lemon slices at the bottom of the top pan, then place salmon in the pan.
  4. Spray Olive Oil on the top of the salmon, then sprinkle salt, lemon and pepper to taste on top of the salmon.
  5. Add 1 Tbsp of lemon juice mixture over the salmon (repeat for each salmon piece).
  6. OPTIONAL- sprinkle each piece with red pepper flakes.
  7. Place one tablespoon of butter on top of the salmon (repeat for each salmon piece).
  8. Stack up the pan, and tightly close up to ensure no steam can escape.
  9. Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the Instant Pot and place PIP.
  10. Close the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is set to sealed.
  11. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 10 minutes, then Natural Release for 10 minutes.
  12. When the time is up, quickly turn venting knob to venting position to release the remaining pressure. Open the lid quickly.
  13. Remove PIP and carefully open to release the steam and stop cooking.
  14. Fluff perfectly cooked rice with fork. Then, serve rice with salmon on plate.








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