Salmon with Pico de Gallo

5 from 1 vote

Tender salmon topped with a bright and punchy fresh tomato salsa makes for a fast, easy, and delicious meal. You can make the salsa up to a couple of days ahead for an even faster prep.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword condiment, dairy-free, dinner, easy, egg-free, fast, lunch, main, mexican, nut-free, protein sparing modified fast, PSMF, salmon, salsa, seafood, tomato

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 340kcal

Author Jenny Ross

Ingredients

1 pound salmon 2 filets with skin on
2 Roma tomatoes or 10 grape tomatoes, diced small
1/4 cup cilantro minced, plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons red onion diced small
1 tablespoon pickled jalapeño about 4 slices, diced small, or fresh jalapeño
2 teaspoons lime juice or to taste
pinch cumin
salt and pepper to taste
butter lettuce for serving, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 250ºF. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and grease with the avocado oil.
Season the salmon with salt and pepper, to taste. Place onto the prepared baking sheet and bake at 250ºF for 20-35 minutes, or until the fish is just beginning to flake, or registers 120ºF inside. It will have a more raw appearance but be cooked at this point.
While the fish cooks, stir together the tomatoes, cilantro, onion, jalapeño, lime, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl and set aside. Adjust seasoning to taste.
When salmon is cooked, remove the skin and transfer to a plate with butter lettuce, if desired. Top with pico and serve with a garnish of additional cilantro.

Notes

You can also pan-fry the salmon. To do so, thoroughly dry the salmon and season both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a cast iron skillet or nonstick pan over medium heat, add two tablespoons avocado oil and heat till shimmering. Add a salmon filet, skin side down and press it firmly against the pan for 15 seconds with a spatula. Repeat with each piece of salmon, pressing each one to ensure contact with the pan. Continue cooking fish, pressing occasionally to maintain skin contact with the pan until it is cooked to your liking, roughly 5 more minutes. Then flip the fish once and briefly cook on the other side for another 15 seconds or so.

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