Salt and Pepper Salmon Recipe | Tyler Florence | Food Network

Ingredients

• 1 salmon fillet (about 2 pounds), skin on, 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick
• Kosher salt
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• Smashed New Potatoes with Peas, Lemon, and Pearl Onions, recipe follows
• 1 1/2 to 2 pounds red bliss potatoes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• One 10-ounce box frozen pearl onions, defrosted
• Pinch sugar
• Splash freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 5 slices lemon
• Two 10-ounce boxes frozen peas, defrosted
• 1 lemon, zested
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2 heaping tablespoons roughly chopped fresh dill
• 1 bunch watercress, stems trimmed just above the rubber band