Oven Roasted Salmon With Avocado Citrus Salsa

Oven Roasted Salmon With Avocado Citrus Salsa

Serves 4
Ingredient list: 

1 ripe, fresh avocado (halved, pitted, peeled, diced)

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 ripe navel orange, peeled and diced

1/2 cup diced, seedless cucumber

1/4 cup finely diced scallions

1 jalapeño pepper (seeded, finely diced)

2 tablespoons chopped, fresh cilantro leaves

1/2 teaspoon salt (divided)

4 skinless salmon fillets (approximately 2 oz. each)

Preparation: 

In a medium bowl combine avocado, lime juice, orange, cucumber, onion, jalapeno, cilantro and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt; set aside.

Heat broiler.

Season salmon with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Arrange fillets on a lightly greased foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.

Broil salmon 4 inches from heat source until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.

To serve, place fillets on a platter; top with salsa.

Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association