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roasted salmon fillet with mango salsa and wild rice in a black bowl

Cuban Salmon with Mango Salsa

forbidden rice, mango-lime salsa

STARS

Spoon zesty mango-lime salsa over roasted, moist salmon fillets. Serve with mixed forbidden and jasmine rice.
difficultyDifficulty Level
EasyEasyEasy
difficulty
Total Time:  30 minutes
Active Time:  20 minutes
Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 cup forbidden rice
  • 1 cup jasmine rice

Salmon

  • 4 6-ounce salmon fillets

Cuban Mango Salsa

  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 1 jalapeño, deseeded and diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar, optional
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2
Place each rice in its own saucepan. Cover with 2 cups of water each and a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the grains are tender, about 20-25 minutes. Combine the two rices in a bowl.
3
Dry the salmon with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. When hot, add the salmon skin side-up. Sear until golden brown, then transfer to a baking sheet and finish cooking in the oven for 8-10 minutes. 
4
In a bowl, combine the mango salsa ingredients. Season to taste.
5
To serve, divide the rice between bowls. Top with a salmon fillet and mango salsa.

Cuban Salmon with Mango Salsa

forbidden rice, mango-lime salsa

STARS

Spoon zesty mango-lime salsa over roasted, moist salmon fillets. Serve with mixed forbidden and jasmine rice.
difficultyDifficulty Level
EasyEasyEasy
difficulty
Total Time:  30 minutes
Active Time:  20 minutes
Servings:  4

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 cup forbidden rice
  • 1 cup jasmine rice

Salmon

  • 4 6-ounce salmon fillets

Cuban Mango Salsa

  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 2 scallions, minced
  • 1 jalapeño, deseeded and diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar, optional

Directions

1
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2
Place each rice in its own saucepan. Cover with 2 cups of water each and a pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the grains are tender, about 20-25 minutes. Combine the two rices in a bowl.
3
Dry the salmon with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium heat with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. When hot, add the salmon skin side-up. Sear until golden brown, then transfer to a baking sheet and finish cooking in the oven for 8-10 minutes. 
4
In a bowl, combine the mango salsa ingredients. Season to taste.
5
To serve, divide the rice between bowls. Top with a salmon fillet and mango salsa.