20 Minute Salmon
Whip up a delicious dinner in just 20 minutes with our zesty salmon dish! This vibrant meal showcases perfectly seared salmon, crowned with a luscious avocado mash that brings a delightful crunch and a burst of citrus flavor. Get ready to impress your taste buds with this quick and satisfying recipe!
Prep
15
min
Cook
17
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(8)
- 2 avocados
- 1 tsp chili lime seasoning (5 ml)
- 1 tbsp chili lime seasoning (15 ml)
- juice of 1 large lemon
- the juice of half a lime
- the zest of 1 lime
- fresh cracked pepper
- 1 large red onion
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 1.5 lb salmon (680 g)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 1 tablespoon butter (14 g)optional
- crumbled feta
🧂Spices & Seasonings(6)
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped dill (30 ml)
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder (7.5 ml)
- a couple pinches salt
- 2-3 pinches salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika (5 ml)
- 1 to 2 tbsp of sumac (15-30 ml)
📦Other(1)
- 3 tablespoons toasted and cooled crushed walnuts (45 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven at 400F.
- 2
Grab a sheet pan, top with parchment paper, and top with 1.5lb salmon. Season with a couple pinches salt, fresh cracked pepper, 1.5 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, and 1 tsp chili lime seasoning. If you’re feeling it, top it with a tablespoon or so of butter and pop into the oven at 400F for 16-17 minutes.
- 3
To make the avocado mash, grab a mixing bowl and add 2 avocado, the zest of 1 lime, the juice of half a lime, 3 tablespoons toasted and cooled crushed walnuts, 2 tbsp freshly chopped dill, a couple pinches salt, and 1 tbsp chili lime seasoning. Mix well, taste, and adjust.
- 4
To make the sumac pickled red onions, cut a large red onion in half & thinly sliced it. Add to a bowl, sprinkle with 2-3 pinches salt, 1 to 2 tbsp of sumac, and juice of 1 large lemon. Mix well, then let it sit for about 10-15 mins, stirring it a couple of times.
- 5
When the salmon is done, remove from the oven, top with the avocado mash, top with pickled red onions, then add crumbled feta.
- 6
Serve as is, with your favorite vegetables, with rice, quinoa, or if you’re doing something low carb or keto, my low carb Kaizen rice.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Bake the salmon at 400°F for exactly 16-17 minutes per 1.5lb fillet, targeting an internal temperature of 125-130°F for medium doneness, since salmon carryover cooks 5-10°F while resting.timing125-130°F internal
- ✓Toast the walnuts before crushing them into the avocado mash because heat ruptures cell walls and releases aromatic oils, boosting nutty flavor intensity by activating Maillard reaction compounds at around 350°F.ingredient350°F toasting temp
- ✓Let the sumac pickled onions sit for a full 10-15 minutes because the acid in lemon juice needs this time to break down the onion's cell walls, softening sharpness and turning the slices vibrant pink through anthocyanin pigment reaction.timing10-15 minutes
- ✓Use parchment paper rather than foil on the sheet pan since foil can react with the acidic lime and lemon juices in the seasonings, creating a metallic off-flavor and potential aluminum leaching.equipmentN/A
- ✓Add the tablespoon of butter directly on top of the salmon before baking so it melts and bastes the fish as it renders, adding moisture to counteract salmon's natural fat content of only 5-7% in leaner cuts.technique5-7% fat content
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Prep
15
min
Cook
17
min
Serves
4
people
Level
beginner
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20 Minute Salmon
Whip up a delicious dinner in just 20 minutes with our zesty salmon dish! This vibrant meal showcases perfectly seared salmon, crowned with a luscious avocado mash that brings a delightful crunch and a burst of citrus flavor. Get ready to impress your taste buds with this quick and satisfying recipe!
📝 Ingredients
Serves 4🥬Fresh Produce(8)
- 2 avocados
- 1 tsp chili lime seasoning (5 ml)
- 1 tbsp chili lime seasoning (15 ml)
- juice of 1 large lemon
- the juice of half a lime
- the zest of 1 lime
- fresh cracked pepper
- 1 large red onion
🥩Meat & Seafood(1)
- 1.5 lb salmon (680 g)
🥛Dairy & Eggs(2)
- 1 tablespoon butter (14 g)optional
- crumbled feta
🧂Spices & Seasonings(6)
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped dill (30 ml)
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder (7.5 ml)
- a couple pinches salt
- 2-3 pinches salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika (5 ml)
- 1 to 2 tbsp of sumac (15-30 ml)
📦Other(1)
- 3 tablespoons toasted and cooled crushed walnuts (45 ml)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven at 400F.
- 2
Grab a sheet pan, top with parchment paper, and top with 1.5lb salmon. Season with a couple pinches salt, fresh cracked pepper, 1.5 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp smoked paprika, and 1 tsp chili lime seasoning. If you’re feeling it, top it with a tablespoon or so of butter and pop into the oven at 400F for 16-17 minutes.
- 3
To make the avocado mash, grab a mixing bowl and add 2 avocado, the zest of 1 lime, the juice of half a lime, 3 tablespoons toasted and cooled crushed walnuts, 2 tbsp freshly chopped dill, a couple pinches salt, and 1 tbsp chili lime seasoning. Mix well, taste, and adjust.
- 4
To make the sumac pickled red onions, cut a large red onion in half & thinly sliced it. Add to a bowl, sprinkle with 2-3 pinches salt, 1 to 2 tbsp of sumac, and juice of 1 large lemon. Mix well, then let it sit for about 10-15 mins, stirring it a couple of times.
- 5
When the salmon is done, remove from the oven, top with the avocado mash, top with pickled red onions, then add crumbled feta.
- 6
Serve as is, with your favorite vegetables, with rice, quinoa, or if you’re doing something low carb or keto, my low carb Kaizen rice.
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Bake the salmon at 400°F for exactly 16-17 minutes per 1.5lb fillet, targeting an internal temperature of 125-130°F for medium doneness, since salmon carryover cooks 5-10°F while resting.timing125-130°F internal
- ✓Toast the walnuts before crushing them into the avocado mash because heat ruptures cell walls and releases aromatic oils, boosting nutty flavor intensity by activating Maillard reaction compounds at around 350°F.ingredient350°F toasting temp
- ✓Let the sumac pickled onions sit for a full 10-15 minutes because the acid in lemon juice needs this time to break down the onion's cell walls, softening sharpness and turning the slices vibrant pink through anthocyanin pigment reaction.timing10-15 minutes
- ✓Use parchment paper rather than foil on the sheet pan since foil can react with the acidic lime and lemon juices in the seasonings, creating a metallic off-flavor and potential aluminum leaching.equipmentN/A
- ✓Add the tablespoon of butter directly on top of the salmon before baking so it melts and bastes the fish as it renders, adding moisture to counteract salmon's natural fat content of only 5-7% in leaner cuts.technique5-7% fat content