Salsa-Roasted Salmon

By SapphireBlu957

Fire up the food processor, add a few simple ingredients, and you've got a vibrant-tasting salsa in minutes. Other fish and even chicken or turkey could stand in for the salmon—adjust the roasting time accordingly.

Ingredients

• 1 medium plum tomato, roughly chopped
• 1/2 small onion, roughly chopped
• 1 clove(s) garlic, peeled and quartered
• 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
• 1 teaspoon(s) cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• 2 or 3 ounce(s) hot sauce
• 8 ounce(s) center-cut salmon fillet, skinned (see Tip) and cut into 2 portions

Details

Servings 2
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from delish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Place tomato, onion, garlic, jalapeño, vinegar, chili powder, cumin, salt and hot sauce to taste in a food processor; process until finely chopped and uniform.

Place salmon in a medium roasting pan; spoon the salsa on top. Roast until the salmon is just cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.

Tip: To skin a salmon fillet: Place a fish fillet on a clean cutting board, skin side down. Starting at the tail end, slip the blade of a long, sharp knife between the fish flesh and the skin, holding the skin down firmly with your other hand. Gently push the blade along at a 30-degree angle, separating the fillet from the skin without cutting through either.