Blood oranges make a wonderful salsa to enjoy over this honey crusted baked salmon.
This blood orange salsa salmon was one of the most delicious dishes I have ever prepared and eaten.
Do you know the blood orange? I am sorry it doesn’t have a better name, some people do call it a red orange. I suggest crimson orange. It is grown specifically but it really is a mutation of the orange. There are 3 types of blood oranges: Moro, Tarocco, Sanguinello. They are the primary orange in Italy. The juice can be tart or sweet. It often is used in a vinaigrette. I am kinda (kind of) using the blood orange in a vinaigrette, it is called blood orange salsa salmon maybe because there is cilantro in the recipe but I am already imagining a blood orange vinaigrette salad. I will keep you updated.
In the meantime, I give you a wonderful, healthy seafood dish – blood orange salsa salmon.
Blood orange salsa over baked salmon
Ingredients
Blood Orange Salsa
- 1/2 blood orange (segments halved)
- 1 Tbs blood orange zest
- 1 Tbs cilantro (minced)
- 1 green onion* (minced)
- 1 Tbs flat parsley leaves (minced)
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 fresh blood orange juice
- 1 Tbs vegetable oil
Honey Crusted Salmon
- 2 fillets salmon
- 2 Tbs honey
- 1 tsp Kosher salt (to taste)
- 1/2 tsp pepper (to taste)
- 2 Tbs olive oil
Instructions
Blood Orange Salsa
- In a small bowl; add the blood orange segments, zest, and juice.
- Add to it the cilantro, green onion, flat parsley leaves, red pepper flakes, and vegetable oil.
- Gently mix together, place in fridge until ready to use.
Honey Crusted Salmon
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a oven safe cast iron pan, heat 2 Tbs olive oil over medium heat
- Salt and pepper the salmon fillets.
- Add fillets to the cast iron pan.
- Drizzle honey over the top.
- Sear one side (a minute or two) until a golden brown crust forms , turn over and sear the other side.
- Place in oven to bake for 8 to 12 minutes, until salmon is cooked thoroughly - flakes easily with a fork.
- Serve with blood orange salsa over the top.
Notes
How have you enjoyed the blood orange? Share your recipes with me please.
Letty Barba says
*Just* finished eating my plate of this! Everyone went nuts over it! So delicious, went great with some quinoa. Thanks!
Ellen Garrett says
Oh,what a great side to it with quinoa. I am so glad you liked it so much.
martha@ simple-nourished-living says
Hi Ellen,
This looks delicious. My husband and I love salmon so I’m always looking for new ways to prepare it. The blood orange salsa looks like a wonderful addition. Plan on trying this soon. It was so nice to meet you at the Build Your Blog Conference today.
Ellen Garrett says
Martha,I am really glad I got to met you too. I hope the BYBC was a good experience for you, I know it was for me. It not for only the opportunity to meet new faces and friends. I hope you enjoy the dish, it is one of my new favorites.
Amy | Club Narwhal says
Oooh, this sounds so healthy and refreshing! I love citrus + salmon so I know I’d love this blood orange salsa 😉
Ellen Garrett says
If you love those combinations you will definitely love these two together. I did feel healthier just eating it. 🙂
sue buczak says
I do not have a cast iron pan……guess I need to buy one
Ellen Garrett says
Although it is wonderful to have my cast iron pan and yes, with one things cook a little differently you can make this recipe without one. Either use a pan that is also oven safe or transfer the salmon to an oven safe dish after searing it. I hope that helps. But it is also nice to have a new cooking pan and an excuse to get one. 😉
Lydia @ Suitcase Foodist says
Love blood oranges. I had a blood orange curd recently – it was a lovely pink-orange color and delicious!
Ellen Garrett says
Blood orange curd would be lovely, I am looking forward to trying your lime curd.