Blackened Salmon with Avocado Salsa

The salmon is pan fried at high heat in a skillet until the skin and outside is nice and crispy
and the inside remains nice and moist and tender. The avocado salsa goes amazingly well with the blackened salmon and I sometimes like to change things up a bit by serving it with an avocado and cucumber salsa where the crispy and juicy cucumber adds an amazing texture to everything. This blackened salmon with avocado salsa is the perfect quick, light and tasty meal to kick off the New Year!

Blackened Salmon with Avocado Salsa

Salmon seasoned with a tasty cajun spice blend and pan fried until crispy served topped with a cool and creamy avocado salsa!

ingredients

FOR THE BLACKENED SALMON:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 (6 ounce) pieces salmon
• 4 teaspoons cajun seasoning

FOR THE AVOCADO SALSA:

• 2 avocado, diced
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 1 jalapeno, finely diced
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• salt to taste

FOR THE AVOCADO AND CUCUMBER SALSA:

• 2 avocado, diced
• 1 cup cucumber, diced
• 1/4 cup green onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salt to taste

directions

FOR THE BLACKENED SALMON:

1. Heat the oil in a heavy bottom skillet over medium-high heat, add the salmon, seasoned with the cajun seasoning, and cook until deeply golden brown to slightly blackened before flipping and repeating for the other side.

FOR THE AVOCADO SALSA:

2. Mix everything and enjoy on the salmon!

FOR THE AVOCADO AND CUCUMBER SALSA:

3. Mix everything and enjoy on the salmon!

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