Salmon with Mango Salsa, an easy and super flavorful salmon with a delicious mango salsa! This dish comes together in no time and will be a new weeknight favorite!

close up of salmon filate with mango salsa on top — This salmon is so flavorful and easy to make!

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This salmon with mango salsa is delicious, fresh and perfect for lunch or dinner! Coated in a flavorful spice mixture and topped with mango salsa, this salmon is not only heathy but incredibly tasty!

For more seafood recipes check out my grandma’s salmon patty recipe, shrimp rolls, and these tasty fried scallops!

What you need for Salmon with Mango Salsa:

Salmon Fillets, patted dry with paper towel
Seasoning: paprika, salt, garlic powder, pepper, cayenne powder, Italian seasoning,
Olive Oil
Butter (optional but adds extra flavor)
Limes

Salmon ingredients — All these ingredients make for a super flavorful dish!

Mango Salsa

Mango- You want the mangos to give a little when squeezed but not be mushy.
Pineapple- I use fresh but canned tibits works too
Peppers- I like to use a jalapeno and red bell pepper.
Onion- White or Yellow works great.
Cilantro
Lime- zested and juiced!
Seasoning- Cumin, Garlic Powder, Salt

salmon cut open to show cooked flaky layers — This salmon cooks to flaky perfection!

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How to make salmon with mango salsa?

Mix up the dry ingredients to make the rub for the salmon.

rub ingredients mixed in bowl — Stir the rub together.

Pat the salmon dry then coat with olive oil.

coating salmon in oil — Coat the salmon with a little oil.

Sprinkle all sides of the salmon with the rub.
In a non-stick pan heat oil and butter over medium heat. Then add the filets skin side down and cook for ~6 minutes.

salmon filets coated with rub — Sprinkle with rub.

butter and oil in pan — Heat oil and butter.

Then flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes or until an internal temperature of 125°F is reached.

Once cooked, remove from heat, squeeze a lime over each piece and top with mango salsa.

cooked salmon on a plate — Every bite of this salmon is so good!

How to make mango salsa?

Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until you get the consistency you like best.

salsa ingredients in food processor — Throw everything in.

salsa after being blended in food processor — Blend!

This salsa recipe is a halved recipe of my favorite pineapple mango salsa. It’s so good and works great with seafood, steak tacos, and even just dipped with chips.

What is the white stuff the comes out of salmon when cooking?

Albumin is the white stuff that comes out of the salmon if it’s cooked too hot, too fast, or it isn’t fresh enough. It is harmless and edible, and you can always scrape it off if you don’t want to eat it.

salmon filets on white plate with lime and mango salsa on top — The sweet and savory combo is so tasty!

What is the best salmon to use? Fresh or frozen?

Unless you live next to the ocean where fresh salmon is truly fresh then I recommend buying frozen filets from the store or from a trustworthy supplier like Good Ranchers.

“Fresh” salmon here in New Mexico is very expensive ($25+/lb), and when I’ve tried it in the past it smells fishy and is slightly mushy straight from the store- which are both signs of salmon that is not fresh.

The fresh from frozen salmon is a different story! It is firm and not super fishy smelly, and is much more affordable!

piece of salmon with mango on a fork — Every bite is delicious!

Salmon Tips

Buy fresh if you live near the ocean, buy fresh from frozen if you don’t.
Good Ranchers is fresh from frozen and wild caught- check them out if you haven’t already!
Fish bought from a meat counter at a grocery store should not be slimy, really smelly, or mushy.
The butcher at the grocery store should be able to cut the salmon into filets for you. Just ask!
Thaw the salmon overnight in the refrigerator, unwrapped, the night before you want to cook it.
Internal Temperature of Salmon: Salmon is fully cooked according to the FDA at 145°F because that is the temperature that instantly kills listeria; however, salmon is best when cooked to and internal temperature of 125°F- a temperature that will kill listeria if it stays that temperature for a few minutes.
Use a good thermometer like this to check the internal temperature! (Thermoworks affiliate link)

How long does salmon keep in the fridge?

Try to eat leftovers within 3 days of cooking.

Can you grill salmon?

If you want to cook these on the grill just oil the grill before putting the salmon on it and keep the heat on medium and cook until done.

If you like this recipe, make sure to check out my cod, halibut, and scallop recipes!

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Salmon with Mango Salsa

Author: Lisa

Salmon with Mango Salsa, an easy and super flavorful salmon with a delicious mango salsa! This dish comes together in no time and will be a new weeknight favorite!

5 from 7 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings people

Ingredients

Salmon

16 oz salmon divided into four 4 oz filets, patted dry with paper towel (thawed if frozen)
1 tbs paprika
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¾ teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
3 tbs olive oil divided
2 tbs butter
2 limes

Mango Salsa

1 cup diced mango ~1-2 mangos peeled, cored, and sliced
1 cup diced pineapple ~¼ of a fresh pineapple
½ jalapeno seeded and diced
¼ red bell pepper chopped
¼ cup yellow onion
¼ cup cilantro chopped
1 lime zested and juiced
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

How to cook salmon

If using frozen salmon thaw overnight unwrapped in the refrigerator the night before you want to cook it.
16 oz salmon
In a small bowl mix together paprika, salt, garlic powder, pepper, cayenne powder, and Italian seasoning.
1 tbs paprika, 2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, ¾ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Coat the salmon filets in 2 tbs of olive oil and then coat them in the seasoning mixture.
3 tbs olive oil divided
In a non-stick skillet or cast iron pan over medium heat melt your butter and add in your remaining 1tbs of oil. Adding the oil helps keep the butter from burning.
2 tbs butter
Place your filets in the heated skillets skin side down.
Cook for 6 minutes and then flip and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. The salmon should flake easily with the use of a fork when done.*
Squeeze ½ a lime over each filet, top with mango salsa and enjoy!
2 limes

How to make mango salsa

Combine all salsa ingredients in a food processor and blend for a few seconds at a time until it reaches the consistency you want.
1 cup diced mango, 1 cup diced pineapple, ½ jalapeno, ¼ red bell pepper, ¼ cup yellow onion, ¼ cup cilantro, 1 lime, ½ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
Pour over the salmon and enjoy!

Notes

Tips and Tricks

*Internal Temperature of Salmon is fully cooked according to the FDA at 145°F because that is the temperature that instantly kills listeria, however, salmon is best when cooked to and internal temperature of 125°F- a temperature that will kill Listeria if it stays that temperature for a few minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 383kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 24gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 1409mgPotassium: 832mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1911IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 2mg

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This post was updated in 6/4/2024, it was originally part of fun series I did for an online card game called Hearthstone.

This recipe was based off of Hearthstone’s card Nat Pagel! He is a fisherman so I thought what would be better than having Nat Pagel’s Fresh Catch of the Day as Salmon with Mango Salsa

If you are wondering what Hearthstone is all about you can read about it here! I also did an entire Hearthstone Menu and so if you would like a glimpse into my early years of blogging and some humble beginnings of my food photography journey you can check that out at the link above.

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