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Grilled Salmon with Avocado Chimichurri
A flavorful and delicious grilled salmon topped with a bright and irresistable Avocado Chimichurri. It's a simple recipe with the perfect flavor combination!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 21 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 6 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat a gas grill to 425 degrees. Brush both sides of salmon with the 1 Tbsp olive oil. Season both sides of salmon with salt, pepper and the cumin.
olive oil, (plus more for brushing grill)1 Tbspextra virgin olive oil*3 Tbspground cumin1 tsp
2
Brush grill grates with oil, place salmon on grill and grill about ⏱️ 3 minutes per side, or to desired doneness. Serve salmon immediately topped with avocado chimichurri.
3
For the chimichurri:
4
In a small mixing bowl toss together all chimichurri ingredients while seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
5
*You can replace the 2 Tbsp water with 2 more Tbsp evoo if desired. I made this twice and liked that the water version wasn't so heavy. I just felt there was already enough fat and richness from the avocado and salmon that it didn't need more oil. Normally I would not add water to chimichurri.
water2 Tbsp
6
Recipe source: Cooking Classy
Nutrition Facts
calories
516 kcal
fat Content
29 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sodium Content
82 mg
protein Content
36 g
cholesterol Content
93 mg
carbohydrate Content
4 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
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