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Roasted Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

Servings: 4 -6
Author: Pamela

Ingredients

  • Salsa:
  • 2 cups finely chopped fresh pineapple* you can use frozen/defrosted
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion or red onion both are more mild than yellow/brown onion
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice from 1 ½ to 2 limes
  • 1 jalapeno stemmed, seeded and finely chopped or a few dashes of hot sauce to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • A few sprigs fresh mint finely chopped
  • A couple sprigs fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • Salmon:
  • 1 side of wild salmon with the skin or skinless, as you prefer, 1 ½ to 2 pounds
  • ½ teaspoon regular paprika
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • Sea salt and pepper to taste
  • Unrefined olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Make the salsa by combining all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
  • Pat the salmon dry with paper towels. Transfer the salmon to a parchment lined baking sheet and score the salmon on the flesh side, making cuts halfway to ¾ through the fish.
  • Sprinkle the paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper over the fish and then drizzle with olive oil. Rub it all through the fish.
  • Roast in the oven until almost cooked through, about 9 minutes for one-inch thickness.
  • Turn on the broiler. Set to HI if your oven has that option.
  • Position the salmon about 6 inches from the heat source and broil for 1-2 minutes or until just slightly browned. Watch it and don’t leave the oven just in case!
  • Serve with pineapple salsa.

Notes

*I know it’s an extra step but grilling the pineapple and then dicing it is delicious here! Cut pineapple in half lengthwise, brush both sides with oil and I recommend brushing the grill with oil as well. Grill until you get nice char marks. You can also do half pineapple and half avocado.
To make this vegan, I like the idea of roasting cauliflower steaks with the same seasoning and adding some black beans to the pineapple salsa if protein is needed.