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Chipotle Salmon with Avocado, Apple, Yam Salsa

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Author Chews and Brews

Ingredients

Avocado, Apple, Yam Salsa

  • 1 small yam peeled and diced
  • 1 avocado peeled, cored and diced
  • 1 Ambrosia apple cored, unpeeled and diced
  • 1/4 cup parsley minced
  • 2 Tbsp. purple onion minced
  • 1/2 jalapeno pepper minced
  • 2 Tbsp. lime juice fresh squeezed
  • 1 Tbsp. avocado oil
  • 2 tsp Adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Chipotle Salmon

  • 2 salmon filets
  • 1 Tbsp. avocado oil
  • 1 Tbsp. bourbon maple syrup
  • 1/2 chipotle pepper minced and 1 tsp of the Adobo sauce, from canned chipotle peppers
  • 1/2 lime juiced and it's zest
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/4 tsp each ground cumin and coriander
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Avocado, Apple, Yam Salsa

  1. Cook the diced yam pieces in a lightly greased, small oven proof dish at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 - 25 minutes, until soft, but not mushy. Set aside to let cool.
  2. Once the cooked yam is cooled, put in a small bowl and add in the diced avocado, diced apple, diced purple onion, minced jalapeno and minced parsley.
  3. In another small bowl, combine the lime juice, avocado oil, Adobo sauce, salt and pepper. Pour over chopped avocado, apple and yam mixture and toss to combine.
  4. Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate and start the salmon.

Chipotle Salmon

  1. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In a small bowl combine avocado oil, maple syrup, chopped chipotle pepper and Adobo sauce, lime juice and zest, minced garlic, ground cumin, coriander, salt and pepper and whisk to mix well.
  3. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place salmon fillets on the tray. Pour chipotle sauce mixture evenly over salmon filets.
  4. Bake for 15 - 18 minutes, until salmon flakes nicely with a fork.
  5. Plate salmon and top with the avocado, apple, yam salsa.