Blackened Chili Lime Salmon

With only a handful of basic ingredients and a cast iron skillet, you can make flavorful blackened salmon on the grill! This Mexican-inspired salmon recipe uses ingredients like chili powder and smoked paprika to spice things up — in fact, the seasoning blend is so good that we encourage you to try it on other frozen fish or even chicken.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place a cast iron skillet on the grill grates and preheat your grill to high heat.
2. While your grill is preheating, pat dry the salmon and use fish-bone pliers to make sure all bones are removed.
3. In a small mixing bowl, combine coconut oil, chili powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt, lime zest, and lime juice into a paste.
4. Coat the meat side of the salmon with the paste.
5. Place salmon on the skillet, meat side down. Let cook for 3½–4 minutes on each side depending on the thickness of the fillet.
6. Serve as is or on a bed of cilantro rice, and garnish with wedges. Enjoy!