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Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon

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Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

Not only do I have an incredible salmon recipe to share with you today, but a virtual baby shower celebration (and giveaway) for my dear friend Michelle of Vitamin Sunshine and her new adorable son, Xander! A group of food bloggers and I got together to throw Michelle this virtual “Under the Sea” themed baby shower to celebrate her new journey in motherhood and hopefully ease her back into blogging again soon 😉 Although, I think spending every second with this precious gem is much better <3

Virtual "Under The Sea" Baby Shower for Xander | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666

So we have an entire menu planned out, full of appetizers, drinks, mains, sides, and desserts! My contribution was a main dish with the one and only fish, SALMON! I’m pretty sure salmon is my favorite fish. The rich, buttery, salmon taste just gets me swooning every time. I’m pretty partial with keeping my salmon simple with some honey mustard and basil on a normal day, but this is a special occasion and called for an extra special salmon recipe!

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

There are tons of ways to top a blank-slate protein. Evidenced by chicken, but also with the lovely salmon. We’re just ending Hatch Chili Season, my first season with them, and I made sure to make it memorable. I had to wait awhile, but Frieda’s sent me a TON of (mild) hatch to work with this year. When they talk about the amazing aroma of hatch chilis roasting in the oven, they mean it! I can’t even tell you how wonderful the house smelled! This deep, roasted, spicy smell that’s hard to describe. It was amazing! I made sure to freeze some once roasted so I’d be stocked up for the “off season” as they say 😉

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

Even though these came from a mild batch, I was still nervous they would be too spicy. So to ton it down (in case, but they actually weren’t that spicy), I created a salsa with some balance. Balance in the form of sweet, crunchy jicima! The one veggie I still hadn’t totally come to love and use properly had been jicima. The first time I tried it (raw), it was terrible. That was years ago and I was determined to find a way to love it. I decided it would be the perfect balance to some spicy chilis in a “salsa” topping for this salmon. I read that roasted jicima is fantastic, so when I roasted the hatch, I threw the chopped up jicima on the pan with them. Then I threw all that roasted goodness in the processor and make the perfect roasted salsa topping to put on the salmon, and then roast it all again in the oven!

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

The fact that I roasted the chilis and jicima first, and then it was baked again, created the perfect crusty crunchy topping on the salmon. It really was fantastic! Each bite had a bit of spice, some mild sweetness in the background from the jicima, and that buttery richness from the glorious salmon. It was a pretty special fillet! One that was perfect to bring to Michelle’s shower!

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

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Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon

Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

  • Author: Rebecca Pytell
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Main, Fish
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. For the salsa:
  2. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Slice the hatch chili lengthwise in half, peel the jicima and chop in to chunks. Throw it all on a baking pan lined with parchment and bake for 35 minutes.
  3. Once roasted, turn the oven down to 400°F and remove.
  4. Place the chili, jicima, herbs, and spices in a food processor and pulse to a salsa texture.
  5. For the salmon:
  6. On a lined baking sheet, place your two salmon fillets down. Top each with the salsa, fully covering the tops.
  7. Bake the salmon in the 400°F oven for 15-20 minutes of until fully cooked (flakes apart easily).

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666 Robust and spicy hatch chilis, roasted and paired with sweet jicima, make the perfect topping for rich and buttery salmon. This gluten-free and paleo recipe for salmon will have you craving dinnertime!

Are you guys ready to see the full menu now? Take a look at all the wonderful dishes my blogging friends created! I think we nailed the “sea” theme, don’t you? 😉

Michelle M's Baby Shower

Appetizer

Michelle M's Baby Shower

Roast Smoked Salmon and Mango-Avocado Salsa Cups | Healthy Recipe Ecstasy

Cheesy Shrimp Polenta Bites | Healthy Nibbles and Bits

Miso Butter Scallop | Omnivore’s Cookbook

Main

Michelle M's Baby Shower

Lobster and Bacon Mac & Cheese | Wok and Skillet

Baked Skinny TEX MEX Fish | Bam’s Kitchen

Roasted Hatch Chili & Jicima Salmon | Strength and Sunshine

Sides

Michelle-Baby-Shower-Sides

Baby Bok Choy with Beech Mushrooms | Nogojis No Glory

One Pan Caramelised Vegetables | The Big Man’s World

Dessert & Drink

Michelle M's Baby Shower

Paleo Spiced Almond Sugar Cookies | Cotter Crunch

Simple Vanilla Cupcakes from Scratch | Natural Chow

Autumn Sangria | Simply Fresh Dinners

Baby Shower Menu | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666

And of course, I mentioned a special giveaway! To make this even more “sea-worthy” the lovely fishy people of Sizzlefish are donating a 14 piece box of fresh wild caught fish, valued at $100.00 to one lucky reader! 3 cheers for Sizzlefish! Just enter using the Rafflecopter widget below! And one more big virtual hug to Michelle, her husband Alex, and their new beautiful son, Xander! xoxo

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The giveaway will be open from September 30 to October 12, 2015 (13 days). It ends on October 14 at 11:59pm EST (New York Time). This giveaway is open to the worldwide audience. If you’re based outside the US, you will receive a $100 Amazon gift card instead.

Sizzlefish Giveaway | Strength and Sunshine @RebeccaGF666

So tell me:

+ Have you been to any fun baby showers lately? The last one I went to was for my baby cousin about 2 years ago? I think.

+ Favorite fish? SALMON! But I’ve been loving the wild Alaskan cod that my grocery has had the last 2 months! It’s amazing!

*Recipe linking up for the week! Allergy Free Wednesdays, #RecipeOfTheWeek,#StrangeButGood, Real Food Friday, Gluten-Free Fridays, Tasty Tuesdays, Savoring Saturdays, Tasty Tuesdays, Lena’s Tasty Tuesdays, Waste Not Want Not!*


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Comments

  3. CJ Huang says

    I’ve never had hatch chili, but I’m definitely looking forward to giving it a try. I’ve also only had jicama raw, and we really liked the crunch. I bet roasting and then baking it gave it a great crispness. 🙂

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  4. Raia says

    I must confess, I’ve never had hatch chili or jicima before. I see them at the market almost every week and I just haven’t been brave enough! Maybe with this recipe to help me, I will be… 😉

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  9. Liz says

    I am embarrassed to admit that I don’t know what a hatch chili is…the can looks like an Anaheim. Are they the same? Is the name a regional one because I’ve never heard of them.

    This does look delicious, is the topping crisp? It looks like it from the picture. There is a jicama on my kitchen counter and i intend to try it tomorrow night.

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      It’s w special kind of chile with a very short season from August to September. The topping is a bit crisp which is awesome!

      Reply

  14. Teffy @ Teffy's Perks says

    Looks soooo good!

    Salmon is by far my favourite fish, and it was the first fish I ever agreed to eating when I was younger (not even too long ago haha).

    I’ve never cooked with jicama, though I have eaten it before. Looks delish, so will definitely keep this as a future go-to when I have a kitchen again! X

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I never really ate “real” fish growing up (except you know, frozen fish sticks), but o I simply adore it!
      Thank you so much dear!

      Reply

    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I am too 😛 Don’t worry, if you find mils ones and pair them with the sweet, you’ll be fine!

      Reply

  21. Julie is Hostess At Heart says

    What a wonderful thing that you bloggers did, A virtual baby shower for such an adorable little boy. The menu looks amazing for any event! I used hatch chiles for the first time this year and loved them! Here is another delicious recipe to use them.

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  22. The Vegan 8 says

    I LOVE hatch chiles and this topping with all the spices you used looks and sounds seriously amazing girl! I think I could just add that to a bowl and be satisfied with just that, lol!!

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      Roasted it totally the way for me! Haha!
      I know!!! I wish they were more wide spread too!

      Reply

  24. jules says

    This looks SO good, Rebecca! I’m always looking for new ways to prepare salmon, as we eat it at least once a week in our house. Thanks for the recipe inspiration!
    ~jules

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  27. ellen beck says

    Congratulations! I havent been to a baby shower in ages alyough a nephew got married and I am sure a baby will follow 🙂 I love slamon, in fact all fish. I loved ‘meeting’ all of the new bloggers on this one!

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  28. Farrah says

    Yay for Sizzlefish! Salmon’s definitely my favorite as well! <3 I don't think I've ever knowingly tried jicima though! I'll need to look around for that!

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  38. Amanda Paa says

    what a fun baby shower idea! and i am totally digging this salmon. the crust on it looks amazing! i always think jicama is so under-rated too. glad to see a recipe idea for it!

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  45. Natalie | Feasting on Fruit says

    So this is what became of the jicama and the hatch chilis! Taking them all out in one swoop! This is an adorable virtual baby shower idea, bloggers definitely know how to make a mouthwatering menu! And while the chili part is scares my anti-spice side, the roasted then food-processed jicama makes for an awesome texture! Is it crunchy or more like potato texture or somewhere in the middle?

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    • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

      I know! I went all out 😉 Killin’ 2 birds with one stone!
      I think it’s kinda in the middle, but it isn’t too spicy! The roasting and jicima (and my mild hatch) really helped! You must top the hemp tofu with this 😉 Deal?
      (I’ve always wanted to be a part of one of these food blogger virtual parties….I was so excited! Haha! <--- geek!)

      Reply

  46. Marye says

    Hatch chile season is one of my very favorite times of the year. I love those things! This salmon looks really good and I love the addition of jicima.

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  53. Alex says

    I absolutely love hatch chilis! This recipe sounds so great and I cannot wait to spice up my salmon with it. I bought a bunch of the chilis and froze some so I can have them year-round, and I am always looking for more ways to use them. Sadly, so many of the recipes are just loaded with cheeses, breads, etc. This sounds amazing!

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