Pineapple Salsa Salmon with Brown Sugar Glaze
Pineapple Salsa Salmon with Brown Sugar Glaze is the perfect meal! Tender, flakey salmon glazed with a combination of lime, soy sauce, and brown sugar pairs beautifully with a flavorful pineapple salsa. Serve the salmon fillets with fluffy coconut rice and you'll feel like you've been transported to a tropical destination!
Servings: 5
Calories: 335kcal
Ingredients
Salmon:
- 1½ pound salmon filets cut into 5 equal pieces
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt + more
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce low sodium
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 avocado sliced, for serving
- Prepared coconut rice for serving
Pineapple Salsa:
- 1 ½ cups fresh pineapple diced
- ½ red bell pepper minced
- 2 tablespoons red onions
- ½ jalapeño minced
- 1½ tablespoon lime juice + more to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- SALSA: In a bowl, toss together the diced pineapple, red bell peppers, red onions, jalapeños. Top with the juice of half of a lime, add the cilantro and a 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt and stir to combine. Taste and adjust with more lime juice or salt as desired. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the salmon.
- SEASON: Remove the salmon from the fridge 30 minute before pan-frying. Season the salmon fillets with kosher salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, soy sauce and lime juice.
- SALMON: Add the oil and let it heat through. Cook the salmon skin side up until golden; about 3 minutes. Flip and continue to cook for another 1-3 minutes or until the salmon is cooked to your liking. Then pour in the prepared sauce – just pour it between the salmon filets. Let thicken 20-30 seconds. Take the pan off the heat and flip the salmon over. Spoon the sauce over the salmon pieces.
- SERVE: Spoon the rice into bowls, top with the salmon filets and serve with lots of pineapple salsa, sliced avocados and lime wedges!
Notes
- Grilled Salmon: If you grill the salmon, combine sauce ingredients in a bowl. Zap it in the micrewave to help melt the brown sugar. Brush glaze on salmon filets seconds before removing from grill. Serve any extra sauce on the side or drizzled on top!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 17g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g
