Blackened Salmon Bowl with Creamy Jalapeño Salsa
This healthy Tex-Mex style Blackened Salmon Bowl with Creamy Jalapeño Salsa is the perfect amount of flavor, spice, and nutrition.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 634kcal
Equipment
- Air Fryer, Oven, or Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 blackened salmon fillets cooked (seasoning ingredients below)
- creamy jalapeno salsa (ingredients below)
- 1 bag quick cook Spanish rice
- 16 ounce black beans
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 lime wedge
- pico de gallo
Blackening Seasoning
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Creamy Jalapeño Sauce
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup cilantro
- 1 jalapeño remove seeds for less spice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ lime juiced
- 1 clove garlic
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Make Jalapeño Yogurt Sauce by mixing all ingredients in a small food processor. Set aside.
- Mix all blackening seasoning ingredients in a shallow bowl. Melt butter in another small bowl. First, pat dry the salmon. Then brush the melted butter over salmon fillets and place them in the shallow bowl of seasonings to coat thoroughly.
- For this recipe, I cook the salmon in an air-fryer. First, preheat the air-fryer. Once the air-fryer is preheated, press the fish setting button. The display should say it will cook at 350ºF for 8 minutes, if not, change it to those settings. Spray the air-fryer tray with nonstick cooking spray and place the salmon fillets skin side down in the tray to cook.
- While salmon is cooking, prepare the other bowl ingredients. Heat rice and beans in the microwave. Slice avocado and lime. If you are using fresh pico de gallo (ingredients listed above in this blog post) make it now too. Or you can use premade pico de gallo to save time.
- When the salmon has finished cooking, assemble the dish. Start by putting rice and beans at the bottom of a bowl. Top the rice and beans with the salmon, pico de gallo, avocado, and lime wedge. You can sprinkle the jalapeño yogurt sauce on top or use it as a dip. Enjoy!
Notes
- The internal temperature of salmon for a medium cook is 125-130 ºF.
- Depending on the thickness of the salmon, you may need to add a couple minutes of cook time.
- You can add guacamole to this bowl instead of sliced avocados.
- You can prepare the salmon in the air fryer, oven, or skillet. Instructions for each cooking method are in the post above.
Nutrition
Calories: 634kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 903mg | Potassium: 1566mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1547IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 142mg | Iron: 4mg