Sweet and Spicy Salmon with Grapefruit Salsa

I love how fresh and vibrant all the flavors are when combined together. I doubled the spice rub this time and really massaged it in, topped with a hearty portion of salsa, then served it alongside roasted broccoli with a squeeze of lemon on top, which was a fantastic complement! It’s a light-tasting dish that’s simple enough to make for a weeknight, fancy enough for company, and easily scalable should you want to make for a large crowd.

Amazing dinner. Wasn't sure how the salsa would taste but it was perfect with the rub. Couldn't find a grapefruit so I subbed a navel orange and it was still delicious. Paired the entire meal with a side salad of mixed greens, cucumbers, sliced red onions topped with pine nuts, dried cranberries, and a raspberry vinaigrette. I'll definitely be making this again sometime soon!

This was interesting and good but not great. I made the salsa and rub exactly as directed except for using half the rub since I kept the skin. I didn't think I could stick that much to one side and this amount covered the top and side in a full layer. I also do not use corn oil so I subbed another mild oil. We grilled this, skin side down, for 15 min at about 375 and I am glad we did not use the full amount of rub as it would have been too much. It was a nice compliment to the salmon and the heat was quite mild except for aggravating an already tender throat. Not at all hot on the tongue though. We love grapefruit and didn't find this one to be bitter, sweet/tart would be a better description(I always remove the membrane from grapefruit) but the fish rub combined with the salsa at some times was bitter even though the salsa wasn't on it's own. I wouldn't make the salsa again- it was okay but not as good as other fruit salsas we've had and seemed to be lacking something. Perhaps using sweeter fruits, as others have done, makes for a better combo. As written, I would not make again.

The entire family loved this recipe! The rub was wonderful, we will be using that on fish again in the future as well as poultry, and we didn't find it too hot. Again, if you are concerned with how spicy it may be, just reduce the amount of the cayenne. Instead of the grapefruit salsa, I made a mango/pineapple/canteloupe salsa, and it was nice and refreshing paired with the salmon. I would definitely make this again.

I invited my aunt and cousin over for this. I do not like salmon. I did try it and all I can say was it will definitely not convert a fish hater :) So I asked them to rate it. They gave it 3 stars. Said it needed more salt and more heat. I did use mandarin oranges instead of grapefruit which worked nicely. Cooked perfectly in the time said.

I tried this recipe today & was totally prepared not to like it at all. . I didn't really care for the salsa until I added a few Tbsp. of sugar to it. There was a little too much heat to the salsa & the rub. My preference, I guess. I like the fish to be the main thing I taste, not heat. Too much cilantro also. Just my taste preference again. I served this to my Aunt also & she agreed with me. Don't get me wrong, we both liked it really well, but would tweak it slightly next time.

Rating is for the rub and salsa because I made this with pork chops instead of salmon. Rub was pretty good! Not very spicy, and not sure where the 'sweet' was because the salsa was bitter. we learned we do not like grapefruit salsa; for us it is best served with breakfast. Thanks for the try though.

I gave this recipe 4 stars instead of 5 because of the grapefruit. We all loved the salmon. It had great flavor and tasted less "fishy" so for anyone who doesn't care for fish but wants healthy, this is good. We don't really care for grapefruit to begin with but eating it with the salmon gave it a bitter taste, probably because grapefruit is bitter. Go figure. I think maybe it would have been better with something like pineapple or mango. The salsa was good on the salmon without the grapefruit though so adding in something other than grapefruit could have improved the flavor more.