Sauteed Salmon With Pear-pepper Salsa

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small ripe pear
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• olive oil flavored cooking spray
• 3/4 lb salmon fillet

Recipe

• 1 core pear (do not peel) and cut into 1/2-inch pieces over a bowl to catch the juice; add pieces to the bowl.
• 2 seed bell pepper and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; add to the bowl.
• 3 add the jalapeño, cumin, lime juice, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 toss well and set aside.
• 5 heat a nonstick skillet on medium-high heat and spray with olive oil.
• 6 add the salmon fillet.
• 7 for a 1-inch-thick fillet, sauté 4 minutes, turn and sauté 4 more minutes.
• 8 season cooked sides with salt and pepper.
• 9 transfer salmon to dinner plates; top with salsa.