Southwestern Salmon. Wild salmon can have a leaner flesh and may take less time to cook than the fattier farm-raised salmon. Sautéed corn and cherry tomatoes make a lovely accompaniment to this dish. Great for a quick dinner or for meal prepping. So earlier this week I shared my southwest salmon burgers as part of Burger Month. Southwest Salmon Save Share Print Grated orange peel complements the zesty combination of tomato, garlic, chili pepper, cumin, herbs and lime juice in McCormick® Santa Fe Style Seafood Sauce in this quick and easy salmon dish.

Notes on making southwest Air Fryer salmon: I prefer wild salmon because it has more flavor and is a tad healthier than farmed salmon, but either will work. Just make sure your salmon is completely thawed if it's been frozen. Place salmon fillets on top of vegetable mixture and sprinkle evenly with remaining spice mixture. You can cook Southwestern Salmon using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Southwestern Salmon

You need 1-1/2 c of lightly packed fresh cilantro.
Prepare 1/4 c of water.
Prepare 2 T of lime juice.
Prepare 1 tsp of ground cumin.
It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
You need 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
It's 1/4 tsp of hot pepper sauce.
You need 1 lb of salmon steak, cut into 4 portions.
You need 1 of yellow bell pepper, cut in strips.
It's 1 of red bell pepper, cut on strips.

While salmon cooks, stir together butter, lime zest, honey and remaining ½ teaspoon salt with a rubber spatula in small bowl until evenly combined. In my opinion, one of the best proteins to add to your diet. Don't try to be too fancy with the seasoning - just keep it simple! A little seasoning and fatty (fish) flesh meat will go.

Southwestern Salmon instructions

Combine first seven ingredients in food processor or blender and puree. Transfer to large zip-top bag. Add in salmon and marinate in refrigerator for 30 min..
Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 9" baking dish with cooking spray. Layer pepper slices and bake 15 min, turning once..
Remove salmon from marinade, discard marinade. Place salmon on top of peppers and bake until done, about 5 min each side..

Slammin' Southwestern Salmon Patties or Salmon Cakes. I was hungry for salmon patties, wanted something fresh tasting and healthy. This is what I came up with, it will be my only way to cook canned salmon from now on.hope you enjoy! For Salmon: Whisk together olive oil, cumin, chili powder and several chopped cilantro leaves, salt and pepper to taste. Grill well marinated fish on high- skin side down- until just after fat begins to seep from salmon flesh.