Roasted Salmon with Blood Orange Avocado Salad
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This simple roasted salmon is topped with a citrusy blood orange and avocado salad. It’s super fast to make in just 20 minutes, so it’s perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Why This Recipe is a Favorite
This oven roasted salmon recipe is simple to make, healthy, and unbelievably delicious.
My family really enjoys seafood recipes, especially salmon. The flavor of roasted salmon is rich and flavorful without being super fishy.
Ingredients
- Salmon is one of the most nutrient-dense seafoods out there, full of healthy omega-3s, plus potassium, selenium, and vitamin B12. I encourage you to use wild caught and sustainably sourced salmon if you can, but good quality farmed salmon is a-okay in my home too!
- oranges: If you don’t have blood oranges or they aren’t in season, just swap out regular oranges!
Cooking the Dish
The salmon is simply seasoned with salt, pepper, and just a pinch of cayenne, then quickly roasted in the oven.
While the salmon cooks, make the blood orange and avocado salad by slicing the oranges, dicing the avocado, and mincing the herbs. Add the salad ingredients together.
Once the fish is cooked, generously top the salmon and get ready to dig in!
I’d love to hear about your experience making this recipe! Please leave a comment and rating below!
Simple Roasted Salmon
Ingredients
Blood Orange – Avocado Salad
- 2 blood oranges segmented
- 1 avocado
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh mint finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoons fresh dill
- 1 Tablespoon almonds slivered or chopped
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
Roasted Salmon
- 4 6 oz. salmon fillets
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoons black pepper
- pinch teaspoons cayenne optional
Instructions
Roast the Salmon
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Pat the salmon fillets dry with paper towels. Drizzle with olive oil and season lightly with salt, pepper, and cayenne, if using.
- Lay the salmon on a parchment lined baking sheet. Roast for 8-11 minutes or until flakey but cooked through.
Make the Salad
- While the salmon cooks, peel and segment the oranges. Remove the pit from the avocado and dice it. Roughly chop the dill and mint, then gently mix everything together in a bowl.
