Winter Citrus Salmon with Herb Butter

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4 salmon fillets
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1½ tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• 1½ tbsp. olive oil
• 1 blood orange, sliced

For the Herb Butter

• 3 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
• 1 pinch of salt

For the Citrus Salsa

• 1 blood orange, peeled, segmented, and chopped
• 1 Cara Cara orange, peeled, segmented, and chopped
• 1 small shallot, diced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
• 2 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
• 1 lime, juiced
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Preheat the broiler in your oven to high.
2. Place salmon on a baking sheet. In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, and lemon zest. Add olive oil to make a wet rub. Rub the salmon fillets with the mixture and place blood orange slices on top. Set aside.
3. In one bowl, combine herb butter ingredients. Set aside.
4. In another bowl, combine citrus salsa ingredients. Set aside.
5. Broil the salmon for 6-8 minutes, or until it’s opaque and flaky. Plate salmon and drizzle with herb butter, top with citrus salsa, and serve.