Description
Baked Cajun Salmon with Avocado Lime Sauce is a vibrant, flavorful dish that brings summer to your dinner table. This easy recipe features tender salmon fillets seasoned with zesty Cajun spices, topped with a creamy avocado lime sauce for a delightful twist. Perfect for weeknight meals or impressing guests, this dish is both nutritious and delicious. With minimal prep time and maximum flavor impact, it’s sure to become your go-to culinary masterpiece.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 fresh salmon fillets (6 oz each)
- 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 ripe avocado
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Place salmon fillets in the dish and drizzle with olive oil. Season generously with Cajun seasoning on both sides.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- While salmon bakes, mash avocado in a bowl. Mix in Greek yogurt, lime juice, minced garlic, chopped cilantro, and salt until smooth.
- Once baked, drizzle avocado lime sauce over the salmon before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet (170g)
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg