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Pan-Grilled Salmon with Red Pepper Salsa

Learn how to make Pan-Grilled Salmon with Red Pepper Salsa. This easy dish is on the short list for weeknight meals that hit all my criteria: fast, healthy, filling, and killer good. Simply seasoned, the salmon is pan fried until the exterior is super crispy while the interior remains buttery soft. This easy grilled salmon is a quick-cooking dinner that takes less than twenty minutes to make and tastes amazing!

This tasty salmon pairs well with Garlic Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Lyonnaise Potatoes or Fried Smashed Potatoes with Lemons.

Also goes well with Oven Roasted Broccoli, Sauteed Spinach & Garlic or Roasted Asparagus.

Ingredients

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  • Salmon

  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder
  • 4 (6-ounce) skinless salmon fillets
  • Cooking spray
  • Salsa

  • 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomato
  • 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. To prepare salmon, heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Combine first 5 ingredients; rub evenly over fillets. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add fillets to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
  2. While fish cooks, prepare salsa. Combine bell pepper and remaining ingredients. Serve salsa with fillets.

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