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Blackened Salmon with three slime slices on a white plate.top view of blackened salmon fillet with lime slices on white plate
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5 from 7 votes

Mexican Blackened Salmon with Lime

This Mexican Salmon is flavored with lime and an aromatic blackened spice crust made of Ancho chile, garlic, onion and oregano. It's easy for a busy weeknight and impressive for a weekend dinner party.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: fish for dinner party, great for a dinner party
Servings: 4
Calories: 231kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine spices. In a small bowl, mix the dried onion, oregano, Ancho chile powder, and granulated garlic together.
  • Prep the salmon. Sprinkle each salmon fillet with salt and then sprinkle them with lime juice.
    Then evenly divide and sprinkle the spice mix among the top surfaces of the salmon fillets. Then use your hands to gently press it down so that it adheres to the fish.
  • Sauté. Coat the bottom of a medium-sized sauté pan with grapeseed oil and place it over high heat. Once it's very hot, place them in the pan, skin side up. (If you don't hear a sizzling sound, wait another moment. The pan must be super hot!)
    Let the salmon sauté until you can see that the spices have formed a crust, 1 to 2 minutes. Carefully use a flat-bottomed metal spatula to flip the fillets over. Turn the heat to the lowest setting, cover the pan, and cook just about 2 more minutes. It should still look uncooked in the very center.  (You can cook it more/longer if desired.)*

Notes

Please note that cooking times may vary, depending on the thickness of the salmon fillets. (Mine were about 1-inch thick in the center.) You also might like it more well done than me -- I think salmon (& most fish) is best when the center is still translucent in the center.
Calorie count is only an estimate.

Nutrition

Calories: 231kcal