Grilled Salmon with Avocado Chimichurri

Grilled Salmon with Avocado Chimichurri

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 21 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients
Salmon

• 4 (6 oz.) skinless salmon fillets
• 1 Tbsp olive oil, plus more for brushing grill
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp ground cumin

Avocado Chimichurri

• 1 small avocado, diced small
• 1/4 cup finely minced fresh parsley
• 2 Tbsp finely minced fresh cilantro
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 1/2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp minced red onion
• 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil*
• 2 Tbsp water
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

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.
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. 

Recipe source: Cooking Classy

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