Description
Easy Baked Salmon with Chipotle Peach Salsa! Peach relish and fresh tomatoes combined (salsa) make the perfect accompaniment to bake salmon. It’s a healthy dish made all in one pan.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb wild caught salmon fillet
- 1/2 teaspoon light olive oil or avocado oil
- 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
- Pinch sea salt flakes
- Crushed black pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces yellow or red cherry tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 fresh lime, juiced
- 3 to 4 lime slices
Peach Salsa
- 1 cup peaches, diced (drained if using canned peaches)
- 1/2 sweet onion or red onion, chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
- 1 to 2 chipotles in adobo sauce (canned)- diced (see notes for substitutes)
- 2 Tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Prepare the chipotle peach salsa or use a pre-made fruit salsa of choice. Place the peaches, onion and tomatoes in a large glass or stainless steel bowl. Stir in one diced chipotle pepper, a smidge of adobo sauce, honey, salt, chopped cilantro and a splash of lime juice. Add additional salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place the salmon fillet on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle olive oil on top, then rub the minced garlic, salt and pepper into the salmon.
- Place the sliced tomatoes around the salmon and squeeze with fresh lime juice. Top with 3 to 4 thinly sliced pieces of lime. Optional – Spoon some salsa onto the fish before baking to caramelize the fruit.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until salmon is no longer opaque and internal temperature reaches 145°F. (see notes)
- Remove from oven, plate, and garnish salmon with more salsa, cilantro, crushed red pepper flakes, and sea salt.
Notes
Cooking Tip – The fish can also be grilled (in foil or skin side down) for 10 to 12 minutes at 425F.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: Dinner
- Method: bake/grill
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 279
- Sugar: 9.5 g
- Sodium: 276.5 mg
- Fat: 10.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.5 g
- Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 33.6 g
- Cholesterol: 68 mg
