Southwest Salmon with Corn and Black Bean Salsa

THIS IS WHY I COOK! This was a meal I had never made before but was incredibly simple to make and tasted restaurant quality the very first time. This dish may not get you a michelin star but it will probably get you a second date- Just let the food do all the talking.

Southwest Salmon with Corn and Black Bean Salsa

I wish I had a better camera than my I-phone because this picture does not do this dish justice. The Salmon was juicy, flaky and perfectly browned on the outside and medium rare on the inside. The southwest seasoning on the fish was an amazing compliment to the salsa. The corn had a beautiful dusted color from the cumin that is unfortunately not captured in this picture. It was a fantastic southwest inspired dish and will be repeated very soon.

Ingredients
-1/2 pound salmon filet- I bought this Trader Joe's Southwest Seasoned Salmon filet. I normally don't buy preseason stuff but this one looked so good at the store and it turns out it was great when cooked. It also saves some time and energy.

-1 cup of sweet corn- i used frozen corn but feel free to use canned or fresh
-1 can of black beans
-half of a red onion diced
-Salt, Pepper, Cumin, Garlic Powder, Olive Oil

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. While the oven is preheating, heat some olive oil in a pan over medium high heat. When Olive Oil is hot, sautee diced red onion until translucent- about 3-4 minutes. Drain water from black beans and place in the pan along with the corn. Season with Salt, pepper. Add about 1 tablespoon of Cumin and 1/2 tablespoon of Garlic powder. Stir, taste and adjust seasoning to taste. Take the pan off heat. Save half for sides and with fajitas. Put the other half on your plate.
2. Once the oven is pre-heating heat some Canola oil in a seperate pan over high heat for 3-4 minutes. Once hot, place the Salmon in the pan skin side down. Sear for two minutes on the skin side until golden brown. Flip and Sear for one minute.
3. Transfer the pan to the oven and cook for 5-7 minutes, depenind on how rare you like it (try 4 for medium rare and more like 7 for medium)
4. Once cooked, take the salmon out of the oven and place over salsa.
5. YYEEEEHHHAAAWWWWW!