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Herby Orange and Avocado Salmon

This Orange and Avocado Salmon is the perfect warm weather main course that everyone will love! Spiced salmon is baked until buttery and delicious. Topped with a shallot herb vinaigrette, avocado, orange segments, and a crunchy snap pea salad it's a bite full of freshness!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Course Easy Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

Salmon:

  • 1 1 ½ pound salmon fillet, skin-on or skinless
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon orange zest

Shallot Herb Vinaigrette:

  • 1 small shallot minced
  • 1 navel orange zested and juiced (about 1/4 cup juice and 1-2 tablespoons zest)
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt to taste

Salad for Topping:

  • 2 navel oranges segmented
  • ½ English cucumber diced
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cup edamame cooked according to package instructions
  • 1 cup sugar snap peas cut in half
  • 1 avocado pitted, peeled, and sliced
  • Chopped cilantro and parsley to garnish
  • Mixed greens or baby spinach for serving

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the salmon on top and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1/2 tablespoon orange zest (reserve the remaining for the dressing). Bake for about 20 minutes or until the fish is opaque and flakes easily with a fork.
  • In the meantime, make the vinaigrette. In a small bowl add the shallot, 1/4 cup of orange juice and 1 tablespoon orange zest, mustard, white wine vinegar, parsley, and cilantro. While whisking, slowly stream in the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  • With the remaining two oranges, zest both oranges and the segment them, reserving all juice. Cut the top and bottom off of the navel orange. Then using a smaller knife, carefully cut the skin from top to bottom off of the orange. Using a paring knife, remove each orange segment from the pith into the bowl. There will be extra juice from the orange that will collect in the bowl, reserve this and set it aside for later.
  • When the salmon has finished cooking, remove from the oven. Let cool for 10 minutes. Break the salmon into large pieces and place on a platter. Evenly scatter over the salmon the orange segments from the 2 oranges, cucumber, onion, edamame, sugar snap peas, and avocado. Drizzle with as much of the vinaigrette as you desire.
  • Place the mixed greens on the sides of the broken up salmon. Garnish with more parsley, cilantro, and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over the reserved orange juice that collected at the bottom of the bowl when you segmented the orange slices. Serve the remaining dressing on the side.

Notes

Note: Alternatively you could toss the vinaigrette with all of the topping ingredients and then pour them over the same to finish, up to you!
Storage:
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. 
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