Sweet Peppers

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a good recipe for you all to try. Information on sweet peppers can be found at Mark’s Daily Apple. If you haven’t subscribed to his blog you should!

Sweet peppers are most then salad toppers. They make for a great snack and an even better salsa as in this recipe! They are an excellent source of vitamins A & C and other antioxidants that help to eliminate free radicals that are responsible for numerous health conditions (i.e. – atherosclerosis,  heart disease, worsening symptoms of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma as well as other inflammatory conditions. But hey! We have to breath oxygen and there is no way around that so lets just minimize the damage by eating our sweet peppers 🙂 They also contain B vitamins, folic acid & fiber! Wait a minute, you can get fiber and not eat “whole grains”….amazing! Be creative with what you cook these with, the possibilities are endless. Great for breakfast in your eggs, use in homemade soups, etc. These also are found at Costco!

Chili-Seared Salmon with Sweet Pepper Salsa.

• Ingredients

  • 3/4  cup  diced red onion
  • 1/2  cup  diced yellow bell pepper
  • 1/2  cup  diced red bell pepper
  • 1/2  cup  diced plum tomato
  • 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1  tablespoon  minced seeded jalapeno pepper
  • 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
  • 2  teaspoons  cider vinegar
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1/8  teaspoon  sugar
  • 1/8  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground coriander
  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground red pepper
  • 2  tablespoons  chili powder
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/8  teaspoon  black pepper
  • 4  (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick)
  • 2  teaspoons  olive oil

Preparation

• Combine first 13 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Let stand at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

• Combine chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper; rub evenly over salmon fillets. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fillets; cook 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with salsa.