Dear Universe,

You’re quite a prankster, eh? First you send me three years of dreams in which I have to go back to high school EVEN THOUGH I have graduated college. Yes, it was quite a clever way to point out I’d missed an important lesson somewhere along life’s way. And following up with a graduation dream finale? Brilliant.

But this? Now I’m a waitress at the Pappadeaux I worked at in college?!?!? Not exactly the career path I had envisioned for my nighttime alter ego. I mean, can’t I fly or breathe underwater or something???

How is the ability to make succulent, flakey fillets of blackened salmon topped with zesty pineapple salsa a SUPERPOWER?  Seriously, if I spend the next three years craving spicy cilantro-lime shrimp, creamy seafoodbisque and copycat Whole Foods salmon dip  I hold you responsible. Consider yourself warned.

Love,
Heather

Blackened Salmon With Pineapple Mango Salsa

Ingredients for Blackened Salmon:

• 3-4 wild salmon fillets, 1/2 pound each
• 2 ¼ teaspoons paprika
• 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼  teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano

How to Bake Salmon Fillets

1. Heat oven to 350°F
2. Lightly grease a baking pan with coconut oil
3. Rub seasoning on salmon and place seasoned side down
4. Bake for 20 minutes.

Pineapple – Mango Salsa Ingredients:

• 1 cup ripe mango, peeled and diced
• 1 ½ cups small fresh pineapple, diced
• 2 tablespoons minced red onion
• ½ -1 jalapeño, seeded and diced (optional)
• 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• Juice of 1 lime

 Pineapple – Mango Salsa Instructions:

Mix ingredients in a bowl and serve. This seasoning and salsa also goes great with chicken!

Enjoy!

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