Do you love salmon recipes? Well, if you’re trying to eat healthy and love your DIET. This GRILLED SALMON WITH MINTED SALSA RECIPE is so easy, healthy and taste good too.
The 2 Best Reasons to Eat Salmon:
Salmon is one of the healthiest foods to eat for staying fit and living healthy. Salmon’s health benefits are vast and will give you great benefits for each calorie.
1. It’s one of the best foods for ESSENTIAL long chain Omega-3 Fatty acids, DHA and EPA.
Simply, you need to eat foods that contain Omega-3 fatty acids since the body can’t produce them. Fatty acids are beneficial for weight loss, cell health, skin, nerves, organs like the heart and all daily functions of the body to keep it going.
2. Salmon is high in protein
which helps muscle growth, cell production and healing the body for injury or the natural aging process. To get these benefits, your body only needs approximately 3.5 – 4.5 ounce serving.
So, lets check out this New Salmon Recipe…
Grilled salmon with minted salsa
Serves 8
- 4 medium organic tomatoes — peeled
- 1 small yellow onion — sliced
- 1 jalapeno Chile pepper — coarsely chopped
- 6 green onions — chopped
- 2 Pinches mint — finely shredded
- 1 Tbsp. garlic — chopped
- Salt and pepper — to taste
- 8 Wild salmon fillets — approx. 6oz. Each
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream — room temperature or Greek Yogurt, Plain
- 1 organic lemon – cut in to wedges
Directions:
- Place 2 of the tomatoes, the onion, and the jalapeno in boiling water and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Drain and puree in a blender or food processor, transfer to a bowl.
- Dice the remaining tomatoes and combine with the puree in to the bowl.
- Add the green onion, mint, and garlic and season to taste with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat a grill to medium – high, broil the salmon until barely opaque, about 4 minutes per side.
- Warm the salsa and pour it over the salmon fillets.
- Drizzle with sour cream or yogurt and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes: the salsa in this recipe is partly pureed and partly chunky to provide the proper texture. Don’t have time to make salsa? Buy organic Trader Joes or 365 Brand and add chopped fresh mango (optional).
Hope you get to try this salmon recipe. Combine it with organic wild rice or home fried sweet potato and a mixed organic power green salad.
