Pineapple glazed Salmon

This dish is inspired by Erin Clark recipe for a Pineapple Glazed Salmon with a avocado pineapple salsa.  When making this dish though I did make some adjustments to fit my need.  In this recipe I used a fresh pineapple to really get a fresh whole flavor.  Overall though this is deli-shes, and my family ate it all up when served for dinner.  I even thought this was  super tasty and I'm not a huge fan of fish.  The fish was sweet without being overly sugary, and had a tropically taste from the pineapple, and the creaminess from the avocado pulled together this amazing dish. 


Pineapple Marinade Ingredients:

• 1lb salmon cut into 2 fillets
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
• dash of salt  + pepper

 Pineapple Avocado Salsa:

• 1.5-2 cups fresh pineapple cubed
• 1 avocado pitted and diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded + diced
• 1/2 small red onion diced
•  1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice

Directions:
1) In a small bowl mix together the pineapple juice, orange juice, soy sauce, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper to form the marinade.  Taking the salmon fillets place them into a shallow bowl and pour the marinade over top to coat.  Let the salmon marinade for 2 hours or longer.
2) While your salmon marinades mix together the cubed pineapple, avocado, jalapeno pepper, red onion, cilantro, and kosher salt into a bowl, top with the lime juice and mix together.  Take the prepared salsa and refrigerate till ready for use.
3)When ready to bake the salmon you need to pr-heat the oven to 400°F.  Well heating line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with non-stick spray.  Then take the salmon shaking off excess marinade and place them flat-side down.
4) Taking the extra marinade put it into a medium-sauce pan and simmer on medium heat stiring often.  Wait until the marinade is reduced to a thick glazed consistency then brush onto the salmon.
5) To bake the salmon place in the heated oven for 5min, then brush more of the pineapple glaze on top.  Put it back into the oven for 10 min adding  some more glaze then bake 5 more minutes or until the fish flaked with a fork.  Serve over a bed of rice and top with the salsa.

-Megan