Moan-day Night Mango Salsa and Honey Orange Salmon Salad

All I have to say is, this was A*mah*zing. The fish was so fresh and all the ingredients were so light that after eating you feel great. I basically just created this dish with ingredients we had in the fridge, and since tomorrow is food shopping day, I basically tried to use all of our fresh ingredients that needed to be used before the new shopping trip.

NOTE about the Salmon-

We bought a big slab of salmon from Costco and it was very fresh and did not taste fishy at all. Please edit your cooking time to the size of your fish (salmon normally is cooked at 350 for 15 minutes) but this salmon was huge.

...ingredients...

FOR SALMON:

salmon

orange juice enough to cover salmon

honey enough to glaze over salmon

salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

2 tsp. cayenne pepper

FOR SALAD:

Mixed greens spring mix

Feta Cheese

1 large cucumber, peeled and diced

FOR MANGO SALSA:

Jalapeno slices to preference

3 mangos, peeled and cubed

1/2 yellow onion, diced

1 tablespoon OJ

1 tablespoon EVOO

3 cloves of garlic

2 tablespoons cilantro

2 tsp. cayenne pepper

For Dressing

1 part Balsamic Vinegar

1 part EVOO

....directions...

Marinate salmon for 2 hours in OJ and apple cider vinegar enough to cover fish. Take fish out, dump OJ, glaze with honey and top with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper. Cook according to size of fish. I bake our large piece for 15 minutes and 350 and then broiled on low for 6 minutes.

Prepare salad and put in bowl with feta cheese and cucumbers.

Dice mangos, garlic, onion and chop cilantro. Combine in bowl, top with jalapenos, OJ and EVOO, salt and pepper. Mix, top with cayenne.

To serve put greens on plate, top with salmon, then salsa. Dress your salad with EVOO and Balsamic.

Delish!

Brown Sugar Salmon

A quick and easy way to prepare salmon. We use this recipe pretty often because my daughter even enjoys this recipe and she is not a big fan of salmon.

...ingredients...

• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 4 (6 ounce) boneless salmon fillets
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

...directions...

1. Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack at about 6 inches from the heat source; prepare the rack of a broiler pan with cooking spray.
2. Season the salmon with salt and pepper and arrange onto the prepared broiler pan. Whisk together the brown sugar and Dijon mustard in a small bowl; spoon mixture evenly onto top of salmon fillets.
3. Cook under the preheated broiler until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.

Taken from: Allrecipes.com

HORSERADISH DIJON CRUSTED COD

I love fish. I love everything about it. The Mommy in me loves how quick the cooking time is and absolutely loves how after eating it, I instantly feel smarter from all the health benefits. This recipe was a really easy way to prepare any type of white fish, I just bought Cod because it happened to be on sale that day. The original recipe was from Taste of Home, but I adapted the ingredients to fit what we had in our cabinets. We also like our food spicy, so if you do not, please switch the horseradish to your liking.

...ingredients...

• 3 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 3 teaspoons horseradish
• 4 cod filets (5 oz. each)
• 1/4 cup dry panko (Japanese style breadcrumbs)
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...directions...

• In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon cheese, lemon juice, mustard and horseradish. Place fillets on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly over fillets.
• In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, butter and remaining cheese; sprinkle over fillets.
• Bake at 425° for 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.