Smoky Spice Rubbed Salmon with Black Beans and Corn

Morita chiles are red, fully mature Chipotles. This gives them a unique, medium – hot smokey flavor which is popular in many Southwestern dishes. These can be added to sauces (including Mole) to add smokey flavor and maintain the red color of the sauces. These peppers are about 2-4 inches in length, 1 inch in width, and have a deep brick reddish brown color. The word Chipotle translated to smoked chile. Consider the Chipotle a 6.5 on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the hottest). Scoville heat units 7,000-25,000.

Suggested Use:
Use Morita in enchilada sauces, chili, stews, barbecue ribs, and corn bread. Their smoky quality combines well with poultry, meats and fall squash.

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Ingredients:

For the salmon:
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder (grind dried chile in coffee grinder till a fine powder)
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 lime, juice of
4 (6 oz) Alaskan wild pink or chum salmon fillets
olive oil spray
lime wedges for serving

For the black beans and corn:
15.5 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups frozen corn kernels (fresh is fine)
1/4 cup red onion, minced
3 tbsp finely minced cilantro
1 tsp olive oil
2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
kosher salt to taste

Instructions:

For the Beans and Corn:
Combine all the spices in a small bowl. Squeeze lime juice over salmon then rub in the spices to completely coat. Set aside to rest about 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté 2 minutes. Add beans, corn and salt and cook until heated through, about 6 – 8 minutes. Remove from heat and toss in cilantro and lime juice. Makes 3 1/2 cups.

For the salmon:
Heat a clean outdoor grill (make sure the grates are clean and lightly oiled) or if cooking indoors a lightly oiled grill pan over high heat. When hot, grill the salmon for about 5 minutes on each side or until the fish is opaque throughout. Serve with black beans, corn and lime wedges.

From skinnytaste.com