Salmon with Strawberry Salsa

Going back to the theme that good-for-you can be very tasty, I am bringing you this Salmon with Strawberry Salsa. Oh my goodness, this is yummy. And, it is elegant enough for company and quick enough for a weeknight.  That makes it just about the perfect entree!

This recipe is so easy.  I baked the salmon, but you could also grill it, and you can easily make the salsa while it is baking.  I used sockeye salon fillets from my local grocery store, but any salmon will do depending on availability.   We live in a very rural area, so sockeye is not always available here.   I was quite excited to see it locally.

As always, please be careful when chopping peppers.  I highly recommend wearing gloves.  They can burn your fingers, and worse burn you eyes if you accidentally touch them.  I left the seeds and veins in because I like it hot, but feel free to remove them or leave the pepper out altogether if you don’t like heat.

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Salmon with Strawberry Salsa

Prep 20 mins

Cook 30 mins

Total 50 mins

Author Michelle

Yield 4

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. salmon fillets, cut into 4 entree sized pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups strawberries, diced
• 1 avocado, diced
• the juice from 3 limes
• 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (Don’t forget to wear gloves when chopping your jalapeno!)
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brush the inside of a baking dish with olive oil.
3. Place the salmon fillets inside the dish and brush them with olive oil.
4. Sprinkle will sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
5. Bake until fish flakes with a fork. The time is highly dependent upon how thick your salmon fillets are, but mine took about 30 minutes
6. Toss the avocado in the juice of one lime.
7. Stir together strawberries, jalapeno, and cilantro.
8. Gently add the avocado, being careful not to mash it.
9. Season salsa with salt and pepper to taste.
10. Serve salmon topped with salsa.

Courses Entree

The nutrition information was figured on 4 servings, but you could probably get away with 6 if you are wanting to cut calories.  I only ate about 1/6 of it myself, but my family ate more.  I also did not include salt in the computation because it is to taste, which is very individual.